Endurance in Suffering
Hebrews 12:1-13 in its Rhetorical, Religious, and Philosophical Context
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- Author: N. Clayton Croy, Emory University, Atlanta
- Date Published: August 2005
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521018913
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Hebrews 12: 1-13 portrays the suffering of the community to which it is addressed by means of two images: an athletic contest, and God's fatherly discipline. In this 1998 book, N. Clayton Croy provides a thorough exploration of the theme of suffering in the Jewish and Graeco-Roman traditions, and surveys the different interpretations of this passage which have been offered by Christian writers over the centuries. He argues that the concept of 'training' unites the passage, which presents Jesus as the supreme athlete, an agonistic exemplar for those running the race. These verses also support a non-punitive understanding of discipline, in which God's children undergo a positive process of education. The educative notion of paideia combines with images of athletic training to establish a call to faithful endurance rather than repentance.
Read more- Gives a broad survey of texts dealing with sin and suffering in Jewish and Graeco-Roman authors
- Illuminates the uses of athletic imagery in moral exhortation
- Very full references to work on suffering, sin and eschatology
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- Date Published: August 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521018913
- length: 264 pages
- dimensions: 217 x 140 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.356kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, retrospect, and prospect
2. Athletes and exemplars
3. Punitive and non-punitive suffering
4. Endurance in suffering: An interpretation of Hebrews 12:1-13
5. Summary, conclusions, and theses.
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