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The Author of Hebrews Discovered At Last!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve got to admit, I’d have never suspected William Butler Yeats, but if you can’t trust the New York Times, who can you trust? He welcomed visitors with large-print messages on the walls. “Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they … Continue reading →

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Hebrews News

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Tommy Wasserman announces the discovery of a new early manuscript of Hebrews. Ken Schenck announces the successful defense of a new dissertation on Hebrews (and offers his own thoughts about “rest” in Heb 3–4). Share this: Digg this postRecommend on … Continue reading →

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SBL 2010

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ll be driving up from Macon to Atlanta to attend a little bit of this year’s Society of Biblical Literature meeting. Figuring out my Sunday schedule was fairly easy: In the morning I’ll be taking in the Early Jewish and … Continue reading →

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Hebrews Awesomeness

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Can’t wait for Episode 2: The Devil Strikes Back. (H/T: Ken Schenck) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Five Paragraphs

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Browsing Amazon.com I discovered that Daniel J. Harrington devoted five paragraphs on pages 75-76 of What Are They Saying About the Letter to the Hebrews? (Paulist, 2005) to my published dissertation, thus proving—to my utter astonishment—that more than three people … Continue reading →

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A Liturgy from the Book of Hebrews 5

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

The concluding prayers of my experimental liturgy based on the language of Hebrews are fairly obvious choices. After the Lord’s Prayer and the Breaking of Bread comes the Communion proper: Communion (Upon receiving the bread: ) We have been sanctified … Continue reading →

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A Liturgy from the Book of Hebrews 4

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Here is a first draft of how the first part of the Service of the Table might go in a liturgy drawn strictly from the language of Hebrews: Offertory Sentence Do not neglect to do good and to share what … Continue reading →

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A Liturgy from the Book of Hebrews 3

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

In my experimental liturgy drawn from the language of the book of Hebrews, the Service of the Word begins with the following prayer for Illumination: Prayer for Illumination Your word, O God, is living and active, sharper than any two-edged … Continue reading →

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A Liturgy from the Book of Hebrews 2

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Continuing with my draft liturgy drawn from the language of the book of Hebrews, after the Bidding Prayer comes the Introit, followed by the following penitential rite: Call to Confession Since we have a great high priest who has passed … Continue reading →

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A Liturgy from the Book of Hebrews 1

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Inspired by Weekend Fisher, I’ve been fiddling around with the possibilities of constructing a traditional liturgy using (almost) exclusively language derived from the book of Hebrews. Here is a first draft of how the service might begin (with congregational responses … Continue reading →

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