Hebrews as Pseudepigraphon

The History and Significance of the Pauline Attribution of Hebrews
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-16-149826-8
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 235, 287 Seiten, LEINEN, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 163 mm, Gewicht: 616 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

The history of scholarship on Hebrews attests a tension between the originality and Pauline character of its epistolary postscript (13:20-25). Generally speaking, scholars accepting the postscript's originality reject its Pauline character, while those rejecting its originality accept its reliance on Paul's letters. The Pauline character of the postscript is especially problematic for implying Paul's authorship of the book-a thesis that is all but dispensed with today. Clare K. Rothschild argues that if Hebrews's postscript is both original and imitative of Paul's letters, and if such imitation on the part of the author of Hebrews deliberately identifies the author as Paul, the entire book of Hebrews merits consideration as a pseudepigraphon. Examining Hebrews from this perspective, Rothschild makes the case that neither the postscript nor the rest of Hebrews was composed de novo. Rather, it deliberately adopts words and phrases-including citations from the Jewish scriptures-from a collection of Pauline materials, in order to imply Paul's authorship of a message that stands in continuity with esteemed Pauline traditions. Furthermore, the longstanding tradition of Hebrews's Pauline attribution suggests that it never circulated independently of other works attributed to Paul but was composed to amplify an early corpus Paulinum. This is the first ever monograph to examine the history of Hebrews' Pauline attribution and the significance of this attribution for our understanding of the book and its author's indebtedness to Pauline traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rothschild, Clare K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Apokryphen, Pseudepigraphen

Über Autor(innen)

Rothschild, Clare K.
Born 1964; 1986 BA University of California, Berkeley; 1992 MTS Harvard University; 2003 PhD University of Chicago; 2006 postdoctoral fellow Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; currently Professor of Scripture, Department of Theology, Lewis University (USA) and Professor Extraordinary, Department Ancient Studies at Stellenbosch University (South Africa).

Born 1964; 1986 BA in Classical Music at the University of California, Berkeley; 1992 M.T.S. in Theology at Harvard University; 2003 PhD in Biblical Studies at the University of Chicago; since 2004 Assistant Professor for Scripture Studies at Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois; 2007 Humboldt Stipendiatin/Preisträgerin.