Who Needs a New Covenant?

by Michael D. Morrison

Book Overview

Although covenant is a major theme in Hebrews, Morrison contends all mention of covenant can be deleted without damaging the coherence of the epistle or its christological conclusions. What role, then, does the covenant motif have in the epistle? The arguments in Hebrews are aimed at a Jewish audience--they ignore the needs and religious options relevant to Gentiles. For the readers, the Sinai covenant was the only relevant conceptual competitor to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556358040
• ISBN13: 9781556358043
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"