Title Page
Contents
Abstract 10
Abbreviations 16
Chapter-1. Introduction 18
1.1. The Quest for Exodus Narrative in Hebrews 3-4 23
1.2. The Presence of Exodus Narrative in the Scripture 27
1.3. The Purpose of the Current Study 34
1.4. Summary of Chapters 37
Chapter-2. Literature Review 39
2.1. Introduction 39
2.2. Challenges to Identify Exodus Motifs in Hebrews 40
2.2.1. An Ambiguity on the Count of Exodus Passages in Hebrews 41
2.2.2. Lack of Direct Christological References to Exodus Motifs 43
2.2.3. Lack of Direct Textual Links to Historical Exodus Events in Heb 3-4 48
2.2.4. A Strong Extra-Biblical Influence on the Author of Hebrews 50
2.3. A Brief Review of Previous Scholarship on Exodus Motifs in Hebrews 54
2.3.1. Exodus Motifs in Hebrews: A Typology 54
2.3.2. Exodus Motifs in Hebrews: Continuity and Discontinuity 59
2.3.3. Exodus Motifs in Hebrews: Homiletical Midrash 60
2.3.4. Exodus Motif in Hebrews: Polemics against Judaism 62
2.4. Conclusion 64
Chapter-3. Methodology: Narrative Intertextuality 69
3.1. Introduction 69
3.2. Definition of Terms 70
3.2.1. Intertextuality 70
3.2.2. Narrative and Story 72
3.2.3. Biblical Intertextuality 75
3.3. Narrative Intertextuality 78
3.3.1. Richard B. Hays 80
3.3.2. N.T. Wright 84
3.3.3. Sylvia C. Keesmaat 86
3.3.4. Kenneth Schenck 88
3.4. Narrative Intertextuality and Hebrews 92
3.5. Criteria for Finding Narrative Intertextual Features 99
3.6. The Narrative Intertextual Presentation of Exodus in Hebrews 104
3.7. Dynamics of Narrative Intertextuality Approach 109
Chapter-4. The Structure and Narrative Elements in Hebrews 111
4.1. Introduction 111
4.2. The Structure of Hebrews 111
4.2.1. Thematic Structure 112
4.2.2. Rhetorical Structure 115
4.2.3. Chiastic Literary Structure 119
4.2.4. Text-Linguistic Literary Structure 122
4.3. Identifying Exodus Narrative Structural Elements 125
4.3.1. Exodus Narrative Structure 129
4.4. The Scriptural Citations and Exodus Narrative 135
4.4.1. Textual Sources in Hebrews with Clear "Exodus" Motifs 136
4.4.2. Verbal Sources in Hebrews with Clear "Exodus" Motifs 138
4.5. The Elements of Exodus Narrative in Hebrews 144
4.5.1. Characters 145
4.5.2. Events 157
4.5.3. The Settings of the Exodus Story 158
4.6. The Significance of the Exodus Narrative in Hebrews 162
4.7. Conclusion 165
Chapter-5. A Narrative Intertextual Reading of the Greater Exodus 166
5.1. Introduction 166
5.2. The Narrative Intertextual Analysis of Hebrews 3-4 166
5.2.1. Source of the Citations for the Exodus Narrative 170
5.2.2. The Text of Ps 95(LXX 94):7-11 - In Hebrew Bible, LXX, and Hebrews 171
5.2.3. The Hebrew Bible Context of Ps 95:7-11 172
5.2.4. The LXX Context of Ps 94:7-11 175
5.2.5. The Hebrews Context of Ps 95:7-11 177
5.3. A Narrative Intertextual Reading of the Greater Exodus in Hebrews 181
5.3.1. The Narrative Elements of the Exodus Story 182
5.3.2. The Sequences of Exodus Narrative 184
5.4. Conclusion 245
Chapter-6. CONCLUSION 248
Bibliography 259