Hebrews Final Flashcards
Is it more like a sermon of letter
sermon
What can be known about the author (9 items)
Male/2nd generation/Jewish/Old covenant known/Greek writer/educated/pastoral/knows audience/knows Timothy
Earliest reference to the letter
1 Clement
What can be known about the recipients (6 items) Readers location
Specific congregation/in Rome/Hellenistic Jews/not new covenant/in crisis/wavering in faith
General time period instructor suggested for date of writing
Early to mid 60’s AD
“Last days”
We are living in the last days
Idea behind Jesus “sitting down”
One only sits down when the job is done
OT Psalm most often used in NT
110
Meaning of “apostle”
One sent with a commission
Implications concerning the apostles, their teaching, and the Spirit’s help, especially as based on upper room
Receiving of the Spirit
4 words used for supernatural testimony of God and what each signifies
Signs, wonders, miracles, gifts (of the Holy Spirit)
Primary purpose of miracles in life of Jesus and apostles
to prove the one performing has spoke/wrote from God
How Jesus made perfect
Through suffering
Where in NT Jesus is specifically called priest
Jest in HEB except 1 Jn 2:2
Literal meaning of “holy”
“Different” and “set apart”
5 things (blessings) OT Israel received in the exodus
A savior (Moses), miracles on their behalves, salvation from death (1st born), baptism (through red sea), a covenant relationship w/ God and law
Meaning of “apostasy”
Turning away from God
How Griff understands “rest”
having entered rest, we cease from labors
passage in which Paul uses OT Israel’s rebellion as a type for NT believers
1 Corinthians 10:1-12
How God demonstrated his goodness in the new covenant
by the kind of high priest he has given us
relationship of suffering to sin
suffering is not sin
it is built into the human condition
limitation/weakness not sin
main focus of approaching “the throne of grace with confidence”
prayer
fine distinction between “mercy” and grace”
Mercy-(elceo) not receiving punishment deserved
Grace-(charis) receiving kindness/favor one doesn’t deserve
What the HEB writer says Jesus prayed to be saved from
death/agony
why Jesus was said to be heard in his garden prayer
The attitude in which he prayed was “reverent submission”
2 ways Jesus’ garden prayer was answered
angel strengthen him
the ability to fulfill the father’s will