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Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews
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Scholars often explain Hebrews' relative silence regarding Jesus' resurrection by emphasizing the author's appeal to Yom Kippur's two key moments—the sacrificial slaughter and the high priest's presentation of blood in the holy of holies—in his distinctive portrayal of Jesus' death and heavenly exaltation. The writer's depiction of Jesus as the high priest whose blood effected ultimate atonement appears to be modeled upon these two moments. Such a typology discourages discrete reflection on Jesus' resurrection. Drawing on contemporary studies of Jewish sacrifice (which note that blood represents life, not death), parallels in Jewish apocalyptic literature, and fresh exegetical insights, this volume demonstrates that Jesus' embodied, resurrected life is crucial for the high-priestly Christology and sacrificial soteriology developed in Hebrews.
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“as recently argued by David M. Moffitt, Hebrews maintains that the presentation of the blood of the sacrificial animals-understood here as their life-in the Holy of Holies is effectively associated with the atonement obtained on the Yom Kippur, just as the self-presentation of the resurrected Jesus before God in the heavenly sanctuary is connected with the new kind of atonement.”
From The Unique Sacrifice of Christ According to Hebrews 9: A Study in Theological Creativity (2019) · cites this paper as Moffitt 2011
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“In connection with Psalm 2 and 110, Hebrews uses Psalm 8 to portray Jesus as the true human-Adamic figure (i.e. a 'Second Adam'), who has been crowned with glory and honour”
From Hebrews 5:7 as the cry of the Davidic sufferer (2017) · cites this paper as Moffitt 2011:120-143
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- Authors
- Moffitt, D. M.
- Corresponding author
- Moffitt, David M.
- ORCID
- Moffitt, David M.
- Venue
- BRILL eBooks
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2011-07-27
- OpenAlex
- W383497515
- Cited by
- 117
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- 0
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- FWCI
- 10.90
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Karl Barth and Christian Theology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
- Keywords
- Epistle to the Hebrews, resurrection of Jesus, atonement, Yom Kippur, Jewish apocalyptic literature, Christology, soteriology, sacrifice of the cross
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