There is an increasing distance between Theology and Biblical Studies, a trend that is both troubling and methodologically problematic. Recognizing this problem, St. Andrews University began the St. Andrew's Conference on Scripture and Theology and brought together leading scholars to address the issue. For their second conference, St. Andrew's chose to focus on the Epistle to the Hebrews as an intersection of "Old Testament's cultic theology, Hellenistic ideas, and Christian thinking." The selection proved excellent, and the result was this combined effort of Biblical Scholars and Theologians to dialogue about their differences and face the major issues separating the two fields Contributors Include Richard Bauckham, Trevor Hart, Richard B. Hayes, Bruce L. McCormack, I. Howard Marshall, John Polkinghorne, Daniel J. Treier, and John Webster.

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Title: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology
By: Edited by R. Bauckham, D. Driver, T. Hart & N. MacDonald
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2009

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 7 ounces
ISBN: 0802825885
ISBN-13: 9780802825889
Stock No: WW825889

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A significant dialogue between biblical scholars and theologians.

The contributors to this substantial volume examine a number of key theological themes in the letter to the Hebrews: the person and nature of the Son, his high-priestly work, cosmology, the epistle's theology of Scripture, supersessionism, the call to faith, and more.

Contributors:
Edward Adams
Loveday Alexander
Harold W. Attridge
Richard Bauckham
Markus Bockmuehl
Daniel Driver
Douglas Farrow
Trevor Hart
Richard B. Hays
Stephen R. Holmes
Morna Hooker
Edison M. Kalengyo
Mariam J. Kamell
Bruce L. McCormack
Nathan MacDonald
I. Howard Marshall
R. Walter L. Moberly
Carl Mosser
Mark Nanos
Nehemia Polen
John Polkinghorne
Ken Schenck
Oskar Skarsaune
Daniel J. Treier
John Webster
Ben Witherington
Terry J. Wright

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Richard Bauckham is professor emeritus at the University of St. Andrews and senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He is a fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Daniel R. Driver is assistant professor of religious studies at Tyndale University College, Toronto.

Trevor Hart is professor of divinity at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Nathan MacDonald is University Lecturer in Hebrew Bible att he University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College.

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Richard Bauckham is professor emeritus of New Testament studies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

Daniel R. Driver is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of St. Andrews.

Trevor A. Hart is professor of divinity and director of the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts at the University of St. Andrews. Nathan MacDonald is lecturer in Old Testament at the University of St. Andrews.

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The letter to the Hebrews reflects the convergence of the Old Testaments cultic theology, Hellenistic ideas, and early Christian thinking. The contributors to this volume take an unusual approach, considering this fascinating epistle in dialogue with contemporary theological reflection. The essays address a number of key issues that arise from a theological discussion of the text, including the person and nature of the Son, his high priestly work, cosmology, the epistles theology of Scripture, supersessionism, and the nature of faith.

Contributors: Edward Adams, Loveday Alexander, Harold W. Attridge, Richard Bauckham, Markus Bockmeuhl, Daniel Driver, Douglas Farrow, Trevor Hart, Richard B. Hays, Stephen R. Holmes, Morna Hooker, Edison M. Kalengyo, Mariam J. Kamell, Bruce L. McCormack, Nathan MacDonald, I. Howard Marshall, R. Walter L. Moberly, Carl Mosser, Mark Nanos, Nehemia Polen, John Polkinghorne, Ken Schenck, Oskar Skarsaune, Daniel J. Treier, John Webster, Ben Witherington, Terry J. Wright. About the