CST 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Korban, Jewish Christian, Second Epistle Of Peter

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Chapter 11
The catholic epistles are the 7 letters of James, Peter, John, and Jude. Other than 1 Jn & 1 Pet,
these books were on the periphery of the NT canon and used less in the early church.
They are a mix of genres including wisdom (James), apocalyptic (2 Pet, Jude),
sermons/homilies (1 Jn, 1 Pet).
General epistles refer to James, Peter, John, and Jude plus Hebrews
Hebrews is more like a sermon that ends like a letter
Hebrews has often been attributed to Paul but it is anonymous
The recipients of Hebrews seem to be second-generation, Jewish-Christians who were
persecuted and in danger of apostasy
Hebrews emphasizes how the new covenant in Christ is greater than the old covenant which
was merely a "shadow" (8:5; 10:1).
OT prophets, angels, Moses, Levitical priests, and Jewish sacrifices
Hebrews asserts that Jesus is greater than the OT prophets, angels, Moses, Levitical priests,
and Jewish sacrifices.
Jesus is described as both divine (1:2-6; 4:15; 10:5) and human (2:14-18; 4:15; 5:7; etc.) and
is the ultimate high priest and sacrifice for sin
Hebrews makes stern warnings against apostasy "drifting away" (2:1-4), having a "hardened
heart" (3:7-4:14), "falling away" (6:4-6), "sinning deliberately" (10:26-31), and "growing
weary" (12:1-13:14).
James seems to be one of the brother of Jesus who led Jewish-Christians in Jerusalem where
he died as a martyr in AD 62
James seems to be addressed to Jewish Christians
James' genre is more like wisdom material than a letter
James' loose, repetitive structure emphasizes practical wisdom regarding trials and
temptations one's words, prayer, wisdom and other topics.
Regarding faith and works James is often compared/contrasted to Paul.
Peter/Cephas is one of the most prominent people in the Gospel and acts
Peter suffered a martyr’s death under Nero but is never mentioned in the NT
1 Peter is a sermonic letter to 5 provinces (= modern Turkey) addressing recipients who were
being persecuted as Christians
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The catholic epistles are the 7 letters of james, peter, john, and jude. Other than 1 jn & 1 pet, these books were on the periphery of the nt canon and used less in the early church. They are a mix of genres including wisdom (james), apocalyptic (2 pet, jude), sermons/homilies (1 jn, 1 pet). General epistles refer to james, peter, john, and jude plus hebrews. Hebrews is more like a sermon that ends like a letter. Hebrews has often been attributed to paul but it is anonymous. The recipients of hebrews seem to be second-generation, jewish-christians who were persecuted and in danger of apostasy. Hebrews emphasizes how the new covenant in christ is greater than the old covenant which was merely a shadow (8:5; 10:1). Ot prophets, angels, moses, levitical priests, and jewish sacrifices. Hebrews asserts that jesus is greater than the ot prophets, angels, moses, levitical priests, and jewish sacrifices.

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