Turning Away from the Living God (Heb. 3:12): The Growth and Decline of the Relapse Theory for the Setting of Hebrews

Some have suggested that the recipients of Hebrews were tempted to revert to Judaism. The theory is problematic as they would have considered themselves faithful Israelites, not having converted from one religion (Judaism) to another (Christianity). This theory appeared in Britain in the seventeenth...

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Auteur principal: Church, Philip 1948- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2023
Dans: The Evangelical quarterly
Année: 2023, Volume: 94, Numéro: 1, Pages: 1-25
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hebrews
B relapse
B Judaism
B Christianity
B Apostasy
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Résumé:Some have suggested that the recipients of Hebrews were tempted to revert to Judaism. The theory is problematic as they would have considered themselves faithful Israelites, not having converted from one religion (Judaism) to another (Christianity). This theory appeared in Britain in the seventeenth century, flourished in the nineteenth and into the twentieth, and since then has declined. The emergence of Jewish congregations in seventeenth-century England and the work of the London Jews Society in the nineteenth century are suggested as possible reasons for its prominence then. A variety of factors have led to its decline in the twentieth century.
ISSN:2772-5472
Contient:Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09401001