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Hebrews and the End of the Exodus

Hebrews and the End of the Exodus © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2007 DOI: 10.1163/156853607X186482 Novum Testamentum 49 (2007) 353-369 www.brill.nl/nt Hebrews and the End of the Exodus * Matthew Th iessen Durham, North Carolina Abstract Th is paper argues that the letter to the Hebrews renarrates Israel’s history as an extended exodus which comes to an end as a result of Christ’s high priesthood. According to the author, the promise of rest in Psalm 95 demonstrates that Joshua was unable to lead Israel into God’s promised rest. Based on this exegetical key, the author rereads Israel’s history, from Abraham up until the present day, as an extension of Israel’s wilderness period. Nonetheless, the letter encourages its readers by narrating them into this period at the doorstep of the land of rest. Keywords Hebrews, exodus, wilderness I. Introduction Forty years ago O.H. Steck argued that the theme of the continuing exile of God’s people and the expectation for Israel’s full restoration were ubiquitous in the literature of Second Temple Judaism. 1 Th is thesis has been taken up anew in recent years with the hope that it would be of value in understanding not only early Judaism but also Jesus and early Christianity. 2 While http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Novum Testamentum Brill

Hebrews and the End of the Exodus

Thiessen, Matthew
Novum Testamentum , Volume 49 (4): 353 – Jan 1, 2007
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2007 DOI: 10.1163/156853607X186482 Novum Testamentum 49 (2007) 353-369 www.brill.nl/nt Hebrews and the End of the Exodus * Matthew Th iessen Durham, North Carolina Abstract Th is paper argues that the letter to the Hebrews renarrates Israel’s history as an extended exodus which comes to an end as a result of Christ’s high priesthood. According to the author, the promise of rest in Psalm 95 demonstrates that Joshua was unable to lead Israel into God’s promised rest. Based on this exegetical key, the author rereads Israel’s history, from Abraham up until the present day, as an extension of Israel’s wilderness period. Nonetheless, the letter encourages its readers by narrating them into this period at the doorstep of the land of rest. Keywords Hebrews, exodus, wilderness I. Introduction Forty years ago O.H. Steck argued that the theme of the continuing exile of God’s people and the expectation for Israel’s full restoration were ubiquitous in the literature of Second Temple Judaism. 1 Th is thesis has been taken up anew in recent years with the hope that it would be of value in understanding not only early Judaism but also Jesus and early Christianity. 2 While

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Keywords: exodus; Hebrews; wilderness

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