TY  - GEN
T1  - Endurance in suffering : Hebrews 12:1-13 in its rhetorical, religious, and philosophical context
T2  - Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;
A1  - Croy, N. Clayton
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge ; New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 1998
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm49414771
AB  - 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.
OP  - 250
NO  - Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Emory University, 1995.
CN  - BS2775.2 .C77 1998eb
SN  - 051100494X
SN  - 9780511004940
SN  - 0521593050
KW  - Bible. : Hebrews : Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - Bible. : Hebrews
KW  - RELIGION : Biblical Studies : New Testament.
KW  - RELIGION : Biblical Studies : Paul's Letters.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -