A New Perspective on Hebrews: Rethinking the Parting of the Ways

by Kenneth Schenck

Going against the tide of much recent scholarship on Hebrews, Kenneth Schenck argues that the letter was addressed to a primarily Gentile audience, to console them and strengthen their faith in the wake of the destruction of the Temple. The implications--that Christians, Jews and Gentiles alike, valued the Temple highly and grieved its destruction--point to a new perspective on the so-called parting of the ways between Jews and predominantly Gentile...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978706421
• ISBN13: 9781978706422
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"