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‘Bearing His Reproach’ (Heb 13.9–14)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2002

NORMAN H. YOUNG
NORMAN H. YOUNG
Affiliation:
Faculty of Theology, Avondale College, Cooranbong NSW 2265, Australia
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Abstract

Heb 13.9–14 envisages a situation where Christians of a Jewish background are still defining themselves too much by their Levitical heritage. They are still interacting with the synagogue, including participating in religious meals. Hebrews urges the readers to go outside the camp/gate, to sever the ties with Jerusalem, that is, to make a clean break from Judaism both in understanding and in practice. Such a parting may bring abuse, but this is only to follow the way of Jesus. The problem then is not so much an attraction back into Judaism, but a failure to leave it sufficiently in the first place.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 243 - 261
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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