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Title: | Suffering in the Face of Death: The Social Context of the Epistle to the Hebrews |
Authors: | Dyer, Bryan R. |
Advisor: | Westfall, Cynthia Long Porter, Stanley E. |
Department: | Christian Theology |
Keywords: | suffering, face of death, social context, epistle, Hebrews |
Publication Date: | 30-Jan-2015 |
Abstract: | <p> The topics of suffering and death appear throughout the Epistle to the Hebrews but have rarely been examined in New Testament scholarship. This study offers a thorough investigation of each reference to these topics in the epistle using semantic domain analysis. Incorporating the work of linguist M.A.K. Halliday, it then attempts to connect these topics to the social situation addressed by the author of Hebrews. It is determined that the author is responding to the reality of suffering in the lives of his audience. This is closely connected to a perceived threat or fear of death on the part of the probable recipients. With this social context in place, this study examines how the author responds to this situation by creating models of endurance in suffering and death. The author establishes these exemplars in order to motivate his audience toward similar endurance within their own social context.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/19640 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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