Location
Stewart Hall
Start Date
30-3-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
30-3-2019 10:15 AM
Session Chair
Madeline Bame
Mentor
Dr. Scott Shauf
Description
Traditional approaches to studying the authorship of Hebrews have employed many literary methods, but they have notably excluded large-scale theological studies of the ancient book. My hope in this exercise was to survey the theological themes in Hebrews with the hope of coming to a better understanding of who the author mayhave been. The three major theological themes I noticed were Christology, Ecclesiology, and theology of Scripture; inside of each of these branches of Christian theology I found several implications that could provide a clearer understanding of who the author was. My next step was to look behind the aforementioned themes at what characteristics, biographical information, and traits were revealed by the theological themes. Having come to an understanding of the theological themes in Hebrews and theorizing several characteristics of the author, I looked throughout Scripture to find someone who could possibly fit the mold. Of the people mentioned throughout the biblical text, Apollos appeared to be the best fit for the theological mold based on his description given in Acts 18:24-28.
Included in
I A Religion and Philosophy Presentation 1: What The Theology of Hebrews Reveals About Authorship
Stewart Hall
Traditional approaches to studying the authorship of Hebrews have employed many literary methods, but they have notably excluded large-scale theological studies of the ancient book. My hope in this exercise was to survey the theological themes in Hebrews with the hope of coming to a better understanding of who the author mayhave been. The three major theological themes I noticed were Christology, Ecclesiology, and theology of Scripture; inside of each of these branches of Christian theology I found several implications that could provide a clearer understanding of who the author was. My next step was to look behind the aforementioned themes at what characteristics, biographical information, and traits were revealed by the theological themes. Having come to an understanding of the theological themes in Hebrews and theorizing several characteristics of the author, I looked throughout Scripture to find someone who could possibly fit the mold. Of the people mentioned throughout the biblical text, Apollos appeared to be the best fit for the theological mold based on his description given in Acts 18:24-28.