REGISTER BELOW
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Refreshments Provided
This event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Students will receive a copy of the texts.
“In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.” This dramatic opening salvo of the Letter to the Hebrews, summarizing salvation history, is one of the most famous and consequential one-liners in the New Testament. But who is this Son? How is he “appointed heir of all things”? What is the relationship between God’s message through him and His message through the prophets? In this reading group, we will examine, through careful study of the Koine Greek text, how the Letter to the Hebrews answers these questions and more, with an eye to the authorship, audience, and genre of this mysterious text. All levels of Greek proficiency are encouraged to join. Advance preparation is recommended but not required.
Schedule:
- Oct. 17: Introduction; Hebrews 1.1-4: God’s Son
- Oct. 24: Hebrews 1.5-14: The Son’s Superiority to the Angels
- Oct. 31: Hebrews 2.1-9,:The Son’s Abasement
- Nov. 7: Hebrews 2.10-18: The Son, the Pioneer of Our Salvation
- Nov. 14: Hebrews 3: The Son and Moses
- Nov. 21: Hebrews 4.1-13: God’s Promised Rest