‘On Earth as it is in Heaven …’ The heavenly sanctuary motif in Hebrews 8:5 and its textual connection with the ‘shadowy copy’ of LXX Exodus 25:40

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title ‘On Earth as it is in Heaven …’ The heavenly sanctuary motif in Hebrews 8:5 and its textual connection with the ‘shadowy copy’ of LXX Exodus 25:40
 
Creator Steyn, Gert J.
 
Subject New Testament; Septuagint Studies Hebrews; Septuagint; Philo of Alexandria; Heavenly Sanctuary
Description This study investigates the explicit quotation from Exodus 25:40 in Hebrews 8:5 where the motif of the earthly sanctuary, understood to be modelled on that of the heavenly sanctuary in some circles of early Judaism and early Christianity, is to be found. Hebrews’ application and interpretation of Exodus 25:40 – in light of the terms [foreign font omitted] [example or plan or copy] (foreign font omitted [model or design or archetype] by Philo) and [foreign font omitted [shadow] – is studied within the context of Hebrews 8:1–5. The purpose of this investigation is to explore the possible Graeco- Jewish background(s) of the ‘heavenly sanctuary’ motif in Hebrews 8:5, the presence of its key terminology and some of its intertextual occurrences in, amongst others, the Testament of Levi and Colossians 2:17.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2011-04-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Use of the OT in the NT
Format text/html text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v67i1.885
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 67, No 1 (2011); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage — Hellenistic Period —
Rights Copyright (c) 2011 Gert J. Steyn https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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