{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-hebrews-and-the-catholic-epistles-9780190904333","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles","description":"While the Gospels, Paul's Letters, and the Book of Revelation have been well served by volumes orienting readers to the scholarly literature and to their reception histories, Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles have not received nearly the same attention. This relative neglect is in part a legacy of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Insofar as doctrinal purity in Protestant circles was defined according to rubrics that were, implicitly or explicitly, Pauline in orientation, Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles were at an obvious disadvantage. However, these writings have had a great influence on Christianity throughout the centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs it turns out, the study of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles was never truly confined to their place in fraught ecclesiastical disputes. Recent decades have witnessed a resurgence of interest in these writings. The present volume seeks to assess the relevance of these works to various questions that are often posed to other parts of the New Testament canon, to report on the current state of scholarship devoted to the interpretive issues they raise, and to survey their rich and often-overlooked afterlives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDivided into four parts-general issues, topics related to Hebrews, topics related to the Catholic Epistles, and reception and engagement-\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles\u003c\/em\u003e studies these books individually as witnesses to the cultural and theological diversity of the early church but also for what they reveal about the process that would eventually produce the New Testament canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVarieties of Religious Invention\u003c\/em\u003e and the author of \u003cem\u003eHebrews\u003c\/em\u003e (with Amy Peeler), \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Guidebook to the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePaul as a Problem in History and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919483375890,"sku":"9780190904333","price":186.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52262f9a-1078-43b3-82a5-59bac5ca126d.jpg?v=1738895844","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-hebrews-and-the-catholic-epistles-9780190904333","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}