Title: Hermeneutical foundations of Hebrews : a study in the validity of the Epistle's interpretation of some core citations from the Psalms /
Authors: Leschert, Dale F.; National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion.
Publisher: Published for the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion by E. Mellen Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. Relation to Hebrews.; Bible. Hermeneutics.
Contents: Introduction -- A. Critical appraisals of Hebrews' hermeneutics -- B. The need for addressing the problem -- C. Previous methods of legitimizing Hebrews' interpretation -- Cultural conditioning -- Divine sanction -- The new hermeneutic -- D. Our approach to resolving the problem -- Part I: Exegesis -- 1. The Messianic interpretation of Psalm 45:6, 7 in Hebrews 1:8, 9 -- A. The meaning of Psalm 45:6, 7 in its NT setting -- The nominative interpretation of Hebrews 1:8, 9 -- The vocative interpretation of Hebrews 1:8, 9 -- B. The meaning of Psalm 45:6, 7 in its OT context -- (1) Non-vocative interpretation of Psalm 45:6, 7 -- Interpretations of the Masoretic text -- Alterations to the Masoretic text -- (2) The vocative interpretation of Psalm 45:6, 7 -- Historical support for the vocative interpretation -- An exegetical analysis of the vocative interpretation -- Grammatical evidence -- Contextual evidence -- Structural evidence -- Theological evidence -- Conclusion -- 2. The Messianic application of Psalm 8:4-6 to Jesus in Hebrews 2:5-9 -- A. Introduction -- B. The meaning of Psalm 8:4-6 in the Old Testament setting -- C. The Messianic interpretation of Psalm 8 outside of Hebrews 2 -- D. The meaning of Psalm 8:4-6 in Hebrews 2:5-9 -- E. The shift in meaning from the Old Testament -- 3. The application of the concept of rest in Psalm 95 to the contemporary generation in Hebrews 3:7-4:11 -- A. Introduction -- B. The concept of rest in Hebrews -- The writer's basis for applying the promise of rest to his own generation -- The meaning of rest in Hebrews -- C. The concept of rest in extra-biblical literature -- Philo -- Gnosticism -- Rabbinic literature -- 4 Ezra -- Epistle of Barnabas -- D. The concept of rest in the Old Testament -- The vocabulary for rest in the Old Testament -- The meaning of rest in Psalm 95:7-11 -- Rest for the former generation -- Rest for the Psalmist's generation -- Conclusion