Old Testament Quotations in Hebrews: Studies in their by Georg A. Walser

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By Georg A. Walser

Georg A. Walser investigates using the outdated testomony (Gen. 47:31b; playstation . 40:7b; Jer. 31:33) within the Letter to the Hebrews, taking the advanced textual heritage of the quotations under consideration, in particular the Septuagint and the prospect that varied Hebrew texts may possibly underlie the Greek translation. extra, he attracts at the assumption that Hebrews used to be composed in a Jewish context, the place the outdated testomony textual content have been interpreted for a very long time. it's also presupposed that this exegesis was once passed down within the put up moment Temple Jewish group and within the early church. therefore basic resources, corresponding to Talmud, Midrash and early church fathers, are consulted. the writer exhibits that a number of types of previous testomony texts have been interpreted, which had a decisive influence at the exegesis and that a few types of the texts have been favoured within the Jewish context whereas others have been hottest within the early Church.

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