Moses as ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ In HEB 3:5-6 : portrait of a cultic prophet-priest in Egypt?
dc.contributor.author | Steyn, Gert Jacobus | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-28T09:05:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-28T09:05:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.description.abstract | The unknown author of Hebrews uses the hapax legomenon θεράπων in his reference to Moses as a “servant” when he contrasts Moses with Jesus in Heb 3:1-6. He states that Moses was faithful as a servant (θεράπων) in God’s house, whereas Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. Why did the author of Hebrews choose this particular term? Through a study of the use of θεράπων in the literature from antiquity – specifically the cultic and prophetic elements associated with the term – it might be concluded that the author of Hebrews deliberately employs this term for Moses in order to depict him as a religious or temple servant, as a priest in the service of Christ, the “Son”. | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2015 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://academic.sun.ac.za/jnsl/ | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Steyn, GJ 2014, 'Moses as ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ In HEB 3:5-6 : portrait of a cultic prophet-priest in Egypt?', Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 113-125. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0259-0131 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45322 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies | en_ZA |
dc.rights | Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Hebrews | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Hapax legomenon | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Moses | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Christ | en_ZA |
dc.subject | θεράπων | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Ancient Greek literature | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Jewish Hellenistic literature | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Heliopolis | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Egyptian priest | en_ZA |
dc.title | Moses as ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ In HEB 3:5-6 : portrait of a cultic prophet-priest in Egypt? | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |