Fear of Death in the Epistle to the Hebrews

The fear of death is a topic frequently discussed in ancient sources, especially among moral philosophers. The mention of humanity’s enslavement to the fear of death in Heb 2:15 should be understood within this larger cultural and philosophical conversation. This article provides an overview of this...

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Auteur principal: Holmes, Christopher T. 1983- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2022
Dans: Review and expositor
Année: 2022, Volume: 119, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 431-440
RelBib Classification:HC Nouveau Testament
NBE Anthropologie
NBF Christologie
NBQ Eschatologie
VA Philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hebrews
B Hebrews 2:15
B Fear of death
B death of Jesus
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Résumé:The fear of death is a topic frequently discussed in ancient sources, especially among moral philosophers. The mention of humanity’s enslavement to the fear of death in Heb 2:15 should be understood within this larger cultural and philosophical conversation. This article provides an overview of this larger discussion to understand better the reference to the fear of death in Hebrews. Along with this survey, the exemplary nature of Jesus’s death in Hebrews is decisive for understanding the fear of death in Hebrews.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contient:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00346373231177381