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Angels and the Eschatology of Heb 1–2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2003

RANDALL C. GLEASON
RANDALL C. GLEASON
Affiliation:
International School of Theology-Asia, QCCPO Box 1495–1154, Quezon City, Philippines
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Abstract

The denial of angelic rule in the world to come (Heb 2.5) provides an important clue to the purpose of Christ's exaltation over the angels in Heb 1–2. The excessive reliance upon angels for national deliverance and personal protection within Second Temple Judaism posed a threat to the pre-eminence of Christ among Jewish Christians. Rather than seek ‘help’ from angels, the author exhorts his readers to hold firmly to their confidence in Jesus. For as messianic ‘Son’, only Jesus is able to ‘help’ them (Heb 2.18; 4.16) remain faithful through the perils of the coming eschatological judgment.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 90 - 107
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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