Impossible to Be Restored?

by Marcus Mininger

Impossible to Be Restored?

by Marcus Mininger

Hardcover
$34.99
The letter to the Hebrews contains and engages with some of the most perplexing passages of Scripture. Temptation and apostasy provide one way of reading this New Testament book. T... Continue Reading

Impossible to Be Restored?

by Marcus Mininger

Impossible to Be Restored?, eBook

by Marcus Mininger

eBook
$34.99
The letter to the Hebrews contains and engages with some of the most perplexing passages of Scripture. Temptation and apostasy provide one way of reading this New Testament book. T... Continue Reading

Overview

The letter to the Hebrews contains and engages with some of the most perplexing passages of Scripture. Temptation and apostasy provide one way of reading this New Testament book.
This volume in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series examines the Letter to the Hebrews, what temptation its audience was facing, and what Hebrews meant when it warned that some who fall away cannot be restored to repentance.

Table of Contents

Tables
Series preface
Author’s preface
Abbreviations

1 Introduction: the mystery of Hebrews and the search for context
2 Recent questions about the temptation: returning to Judaism or not?
3 Old questions about the warning: is return to repentance impossible?
4 Not re-laying a foundation: the temptation to start over again
5 Once having been enlightened: a decisive transition forward
6 Trying to return: going back to the old covenant alone
7 Situational change and the impossibility of return in Hebrews
8 Relating the covenants: the deeper logic of Hebrews’ argument
9 Situational plausibility and pastoral relevance, then and now

Bibliography
Index of authors
Index of Scripture references

Overview

The letter to the Hebrews contains and engages with some of the most perplexing passages of Scripture. Temptation and apostasy provide one way of reading this New Testament book.
This volume in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series examines the Letter to the Hebrews, what temptation its audience was facing, and what Hebrews meant when it warned that some who fall away cannot be restored to repentance.

Table of Contents

Tables
Series preface
Author’s preface
Abbreviations

1 Introduction: the mystery of Hebrews and the search for context
2 Recent questions about the temptation: returning to Judaism or not?
3 Old questions about the warning: is return to repentance impossible?
4 Not re-laying a foundation: the temptation to start over again
5 Once having been enlightened: a decisive transition forward
6 Trying to return: going back to the old covenant alone
7 Situational change and the impossibility of return in Hebrews
8 Relating the covenants: the deeper logic of Hebrews’ argument
9 Situational plausibility and pastoral relevance, then and now

Bibliography
Index of authors
Index of Scripture references

About the Author

Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9798384534433
  • Status:
    Not Yet Published
  • Release Date:
    09/01/2025
  • Page Count:
    200

Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9798384534440
  • Status:
    Not Yet Published
  • Release Date:
    09/01/2025
  • Page Count:
    200