The ‘cloud of witnesses’ as part of the public court of reputation in Hebrews

Cromhout, Markus

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dc.contributor.author	Cromhout, Markus
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-12T12:16:04Z
dc.date.available	2013-07-12T12:16:04Z
dc.date.issued	2012-07-19
dc.description	This article was read as a paper at the Context Group Meeting, held at the University of Pretoria, 03−04 August 2010.	en
dc.description.abstract	By drawing parallels with the function of ancestors in African traditional religions, this article looks at the possibility that the Israelite ancestors mentioned in Hebrews played a far more dynamic role for the author and community he wrote for than most commentators appreciate. In addition to being examples of loyalty, it is argued that they also constitute an active presence, and similar to God, form part of the public court of reputation distributing honour to the Jesus followers. This also grounded and affirmed their Israelite identity.	en
dc.description.librarian	am2013	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2013
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en
dc.identifier.citation	Cromhout, M., 2012, ‘The “cloud of witnesses” as part of the public court of reputation in Hebrews’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1151, 6 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.issn	10.4102/hts.v68i101151
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21926
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	AOSIS Open Journals	en
dc.rights	© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en
dc.subject	Hebrews	en
dc.subject	Israelite ancestors	en
dc.subject	Public court of reputation	en
dc.title	The ‘cloud of witnesses’ as part of the public court of reputation in Hebrews	en
dc.type	Article	en