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PHall | October 15, 2009
Theologians have debated when the Sonship of Jesus began. Did it begin at all? “The doctrine of Eternal Sonship simply affirms that the second person of the triune Godhead has eternally existed as the Son. In other words there was never a time when He was not the Son of God and there has always […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
“Although today some non-Messianic Jews, reacting against Christianity, insist that Judaism has never expected the Messiah to be different from any other man, there can be no question that in the first century many Jews, both those attracted to Yeshua and those repelled by him, understood that the Messiah would be more than human but […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
Angels in Hebrews: (NASB) 1:4; 1:5; 1:6; 1:7; 1:13; 2:2; 2:5; 2:7; 2:9; 2:16; 12:22; 13:2. As one can see from the above listing, the topic of angels dominates the first two chapters and then drops off completely until two mentions of them in the last two chapters.
PHall | October 15, 2009
. . . best rendered Jewishly as the Sh’khinah, which the Encyclopedia Judaica article on it (Volume 14, pp.1349-1351) defines as: “The Divine Presence, the numinous immanence of God in the world. . . a revelation of the holy in the midst of the profane. . . .” The article continues: “One of the more […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
“That the universe was created through an intermediary – the Word (Yn.1:1-3), the Sh’khinah . . ., Wisdom, the Torah – is not an idea alien to Judaism, as shown by this quotation from Rabbi Akiva in the Mishna: He used to say, “. . .God loves Israel, because he gave them a precious instrument […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
The term last days is used in scripture to refer to this dispensation that started on the day of Pentecost and will end at the Second Coming (Acts 2:17; 1 Timothy 3:1; James 5:3; 1 Corinthians 10:11). At first, it might appear the Hebrew writer is using this phrase similarly, but that cannot be so. […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
“The prophet is the interpreter of the God who speaks within.” (Philo); “The prophets are interpreters of the God who uses them as instruments to reveal to men that which he wills.” (Philo). Considering that the topic Hebrews will in great part be the High Priesthood of Jesus, it is fitting to here delineate between […]
PHall | October 15, 2009
Notice the three contrasts in verses 1-3 that cover time, medium, and recipients: long ago vs. these last days; to the fathers vs. us; prophets vs. Son.
PHall | October 15, 2009
Text & Notes Introduction of Jesus 1 [Extended Notes] God [Theos; While not the first word in the Greek text, a fitting and striking beginning in English. When compared to the beginnings of other books, we can assume that the writer needed to immediately get the reader’s attention.], after He spoke [first aorist active […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
Ironically and sadly, this verse, which is part of the very first explanation of God’s grace to all mankind after Jesus’ ascension, is also one of theologies greatest debated texts. Why? One way to answer that question would be because of prejudicial thinking. That leads to another way of answering that question – because of […]