Intercession of Jesus in Hebrews: The Background and Nature of Jesus' Heavenly Intercession in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament)

"Recent scholarship on Hebrews has focused on Christ's sacrifice, resurrection, atonement, and priesthood. Though these discussions focus on the pre-and-post ascension mediatorial role of Jesus, there has been minimal attention paid to ""intercession"" as the present mediatorial task of Jesus in heaven. In this volume, Abeneazer G. Urga examines the background and nature of Jesus' heavenly intercession in the Epistle to the Hebrews. He demonstrates that the author of Hebrews has primarily depended on the LXX and some texts of the New Testament - while remaining cognizant of the theme of intercession in Second Temple Literature - in the formulation of the motif of Jesus' high priestly intercession. Urga also argues that Jesus' heavenly intercession is vocalis et realis, and that his intercession is made in order to procure help and the forgiveness of sin for God's people in their time of need." Cover Title Preface Table Of Contents List Of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction and Precedent Research 1.1 Statement of the Problem 1.2 Purpose of this Study 1.3 Research Methodology 1.4 Anticipated Contribution 1.5 Questions to be Answered 1.6 Precedent Research 1.6.1 Introduction 1.6.2 From Philip E. Hughes to David M. Moffitt (1977–2020) 1.7 Conclusion Chapter 2: The Motif of Intercession in the Old Testament 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Definition of Intercession 2.3 Abraham’s Intercession for Sodom (Gen 18:20–33) 2.4 Moses’ Intercession for Israel 2.4.1 Exodus 32:7–14 2.4.2 Exodus 32:25–35 2.4.3 Numbers 13–14 2.5 Aaron’s Intercession (Lev 16:20–22) 2.6 Amos’ Intercession for Israel (Amos 7:1–6) 2.7 The Suffering Servant’s Intercession (Isa 53:12) 2.8 Jeremiah’s Intercession 2.8.1 ‘Do Not Intercede for This People’ 2.8.2 Jeremiah Prayed for the People 2.9 Daniel’s Intercession 2.10 Angelic Intercession 2.10.1 Job 5:1; 33:23–28 2.10.2 Zechariah 1:12–17 2.11 Conclusion Chapter 3: The Motif of Intercession in the Second Temple Literature 3.1 Introduction 3.2 1 Maccabees 3.3 2 Maccabees 3.3.1 Intercession, Sacrifice and Martyrdom 3.3.2 Interceding for the Dead 3.3.3 The Intercession of Dead Saints 3.4 3 Maccabees 3.4.1 The Intercession of Simon the High Priest (3 Macc 2:1–20) 3.4.2 The Intercession of Eleazar (3 Macc 6:1–15) 3.5 The Testament of Levi 3.6 1 Enoch 3.6.1 The Intercession of Enoch 3.6.2 Angelic Intercession 3.7 The Mishnah 3.7.1 Mishnah Berakhot 3.7.2 Mishnah Yoma 3.7.3 Mishnah Taanith 3.7.4 Baba Qamma 3.7.5 Mishnah ’Abot 3.8 The Dead Sea Scrolls: Intercession in The Genesis Apocryphon 3.9 Intercession in Philo 3.9.1 Abraham 3.9.2 Moses 3.9.3 The High Priest 3.9.4 Flaccus 3.10 Conclusion Chapter 4: Jesus’ Intercession in the New Testament outside of Hebrews 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Jesus’ Earthly Intercession 4.3 Jesus’ Intercession for Peter (Luke 22:31–32) 4.4 Jesus’ Priestly Intercession and Consecration (John 17:1–26) 4.4.1 Jesus’ Prayer for Himself (John 17:1–8) 4.4.2 Jesus’ Intercession for His Disciples (John 17:9–26) 4.5 Jesus’ Intercession at Gethsemane 4.5.1 “Watch and Pray”: A Warning against Temptation 4.5.2 The Agony of Jesus in the Garden 4.5.3 Jesus Offers up Intercession 4.6 Jesus’ Intercession on the Cross (Luke 23:34a) 4.6.1 The Authenticity of Luke 23:34a 4.6.2 Jesus Intercedes on the Cross 4.7 Jesus’ Final Intercession on the Cross (Luke 23:46) 4.7.1 The Rejection and Acceptance of Jesus as Mediator 4.7.2 The Apogee of Jesus’ Pain and His Loud Intercession 4.8 Jesus’ Heavenly Intercession 4.9 The Son of Man Intercedes in Heaven (Acts 7:55–56) 4.9.1 The Trial and Execution of Stephen 4.9.2 Jesus Standing at God’s Right Hand 4.10 Christ’s Heavenly Intercession for Us (Rom 8:34) 4.10.1 The Hostility against Christians 4.10.2 The Works of Christ and the Perseverance of Christians 4.11 Jesus Christ Our Advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1–2) 4.11.1 The Purpose of 1 John 4.11.2 The Danger of Deception and Sin 4.11.3 Confession and Christ’s Intercession as the Solution to Deception and Sin 4.12 Conclusion Chapter 5: Jesus’ Heavenly Intercession in the Epistle to the Hebrews 5.1 Introductory Questions 5.1.1 Authorship 5.1.2 Date and Provenance 5.1.3 The Identity and Situation of the Recipients of Hebrews 5.2 Exegesis of Texts 5.3 Hebrews 1:3c–d, 13 5.3.1 Jesus’ Death as the Basis for Purification, Exaltation and Heavenly Intercession 5.3.2 The Completion of Sacrifice and the Resumption of Intercession 5.4 Hebrews 2:17–18 5.5 Hebrews 3:1–6 5.5.1 Moses and Jesus: The Faithful Servants of God 5.5.2 The Place of Moses in the OT, STL and NT 5.5.3 The Apostolicity and Priesthood of Moses and Jesus 5.6 Hebrews 4:14–16 5.6.1 The Wilderness Generation as the Object Lesson 5.6.2 Jesus the Great High Priest 5.7 Hebrews 5:5–10 5.7.1 Qualifications for High Priesthood 5.7.2 Christ the Appointed High Priest 5.7.3 Die priesterlichen Leiden and Intercessions 5.8 Hebrews 6:19–20 5.8.1 Spiritual Immaturity and the Danger of Apostasy 5.8.2 The Hope of the Christian and the Eternal High Priest 5.9 Hebrews 7:25 5.9.1 Jesus the Melchizedekian High Priest 5.9.2 Jesus’ Perpetual Intercession in Heaven 5.10 Hebrews 8:1–4 5.10.1 Completed Sacrifice and Perpetual Intercession 5.10.2 The Seated and Interceding High Priest in Heaven 5.11 Hebrews 9:11–12, 24 5.11.1 Jesus the Better Mediator 5.11.2 Jesus the Better High Priest and the Better Sacrifice in a Better Tabernacle 5.11.3 Jesus Appears in Heaven to Intercede on Our Behalf (Heb 9:24) 5.12 Hebrews10:11-14 5.12.1 Christ's single sacrifice 5.12.2 Sacrifice, seesion and Perpetual Intercession 5.13 Herbrews 10:19-25 5.13.1 Jesus’ Sacrifice and Priesthood as Grounds for Perseverance 5.13.2 Three Antidotes against Apostasy: Drawing Near, Holding Fast the Faith and Fellowship 5.14 Hebrews 12:1–2 5.14.1 Running the Race with Endurance 5.14.2 The Cross of Jesus, His Heavenly Session and Intercession 5.15 Conclusion Chapter 6 :Conclusion 6.1 Summary 6.2 Findings Bibliography Index of Ancient Sources Index of Authors Index of Subjects Im Hebräerbrief wird Jesus als vermittelnder Hohepriester im Himmel dargestellt. Seine himmlische Fürsprache ist eine Fortsetzung seiner hochpriesterlichen Fürsprache auf Erden, die in seinem Opfer »in den Tagen seines Fleisches« zum Ausdruck kam, und seine gegenwärtige Fürsprache für das Volk Gottes ist ausgeprochen, real und wirkungsvoll. --Provided by publisher Hebrews explicates that Jesus is an interceding high priest in heaven. His heavenly intercession is a continuation of his high priestly intercession on earth, couched in his sacrificial offering "in the days of his flesh," and his current intercession for God's people is vocal, real, and efficacious.