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==The Faith of Abraham (11:8–22)==
==The Faith of (11:8–22)==
Abraham is a foremost example of faith in Jewish and early Christian literature (cf. Sirach 44:19-21; 1 Maccabee 2:52; 4 Maccabee 16:20; Wisdom 10:5; {{bibleref2|Acts|7:2-8|NKJV}}; [[Romans 4]]; {{bibleref2|Galatians|3:609|NKJV}}).{{sfn|Attridge|2007|p=1252}}
Abraham is a foremost example of faith in Jewish and early Christian literature (cf. Sirach 44:19-21; 1 Maccabee 2:52; 4 Maccabee 16:20; Wisdom 10:5; {{bibleref2|Acts|7:2-8|NKJV}}; [[Romans 4]]; {{bibleref2|Galatians|3:|NKJV}}).{{sfn|Attridge|2007|p=1252}}


==The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)==
==The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)==

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Hebrews 11
Epistle to the Hebrews 2:14-5:5; 10:8-22; 10:29-11:13; 11:28-12:17 in Papyrus 13 (AD. 225-250).
BookEpistle to the Hebrews
CategoryGeneral epistles
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Hebrews 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" (Hebrews 13:23) causes a traditional attribution to Paul, but this attribution has been disputed since the second century and there is no decisive evidence for the authorship.[1][2] This chapter contains the exposition about the examples of faith's effective expression.[3][4]

Text

The original text is written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 40 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing this chapter are:

Old Testament references

Introductory Remarks of Faith (11:1–3)

The chapter opens with three allusive verses to describe the complexity of faith.[6]

Verse 1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.[7]

Formal definition of faith is in the style of Plato's definition of medicine (Symp. 186c) or Plutarch's definition of curiosity (On Curiosity, 6.518c).[6]

Verse 3

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.[8]

The list of examples starts appropriately with the creation, indicating that faith produces 'understand'.[6]

The Primordial Heroes (11:4–7)

The first character, Abel, performed an 'acceptable sacrifice', compared to Cain's (Genesis 4:4), and died as a martyr (Genesis 4:8).[6] Enoch 'pleased God' (Genesis 5:22) and 'translated to heaven' according to Jewish tradition (such as Sirach 44:16; Philo, Mutat. 38; Josephus, Antiq. 1.85; 1 Enoch; 2 Enoch; 3 Enoch).[6] Noah believed in the 'unseen' event of divine judgment, and 'condemned' the world that didn't believe his preaching of repentance.[9]

Verse 6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.[10]
  • "Must believe that He is": or in Arabic version: "He exists".[11]

The Faith of the Patriarchs (11:8–22)

Abraham is a foremost example of faith in Jewish and early Christian literature (cf. Sirach 44:19-21; 1 Maccabee 2:52; 4 Maccabee 16:20; Wisdom 10:5; Acts 7:2–8; Romans 4; Galatians 3:6–9).[9] Sarah's faith is related to the conception and birth of Isaac (Genesis 17:15–18:15; 21:1–7), Isaac's to the blessings on Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27:27–40), Jacobs's to the blessings on Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:8–22), and Joseph's to the prophecy concerning the transfer of his bones (Genesis 50:24–25)to hint a hope in for the future of the family.[9]

The Faith of Moses (11:23–28)

Moses is known as a faithful servant of God in both Jewish and Christian writings (cf. Philo, Vit. Mos. 1:10-11; Josephus Antiq. 2.218; Hebrews 3:1–6).[9]

The Faith of Prophets and Martyrs (11:29–40)

A group of biblical characters is listed with shorter recounts.[12]

Verse 35

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.[13]

Cross reference: 2 Maccabees:7[14]
There is hope of eternal life after torture in this world.[15]

See also

  • Related Bible parts: Genesis 4, Genesis 5, Genesis 6, Genesis 12, Genesis 21, Genesis 22, Genesis 27, Genesis 50, Exodus 2, Exodus 13, Exodus 14, Joshua 2, Joshua 6, Joshua 24, Judges 4, Judges 6, Judges 11, Judges 13, 1 Samuel 1, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 17, Daniel 6, Matthew 1, Hebrews 1, James 2, 2 Peter 3

    • References

    1. ^ Attridge 2007, p. 1236.
    2. ^ deSilva 2005, p. 201.
    3. ^ Attridge 2007, pp. 1251–3.
    4. ^ deSilva 2005, p. 203.
    5. ^ a b deSilva 2005, p. 202.
    6. ^ a b c d e Attridge 2007, p. 1251.
    7. ^ Hebrews 11:1 NKJV
    8. ^ Hebrews 11:3 NKJV
    9. ^ a b c d Attridge 2007, p. 1252.
    10. ^ Hebrews 11:6 NKJV
    11. ^ Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible - Hebrews 11:6
    12. ^ Attridge 2007, pp. 1252–1253.
    13. ^ Hebrews 11:35 NRSV
    14. ^ 2 Maccabees 7
    15. ^ James Akin, Defending the Deuterocanonicals, EWTN

    Bibliography

    Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).

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