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Description
In this book, Benjamin Ribbens illuminates a central unifying theme in the Biblical book of Hebrews: participation.
Across four sections (The Literal and Christological Senses; The Teleological Sense; The Tropological Sense; Soteriology), Ribbens brings together Hebrews scholarship with participatory exegesis, union with Christ, and a broad framework of participation. Such an emphasis on participatory exegesis-as outlined by Matthew Levering and Hans Boersma-resolves tensions within contemporary Hebrews scholarship, introducing a biblical studies methodology into theological inquiries. In doing so, Ribbens offers a fresh reading of Hebrews, building on on-going discussions within the field of the Hebrews' call for active participation in and with the divine.
Table of Contents
1: Participatory Exegesis – The Literal and Christological Senses
2: Participatory Exegesis – The Teleological Sense
3: Participatory Exegesis – The Tropological Sense
4: Participation in Christ – Soteriology
5: Reading Scripture as Participatory Experience
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | 06 Aug 2026 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781978764996 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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Benjamin Ribbens's patient and conscientious treatment of the Epistle to the Hebrews demonstrates that the author thought of the relationship between earthy and heavenly realities as participatory or sacramental in character. The various levels of meaning in Hebrews-literal, Christological, teleological, and tropological-make sense only within a participatory framework of reality. Participation and Hebrews proves beyond doubt that participation is not an alien metaphysical imposition upon the biblical text but simply describes New Testament's own use of the Old. This book is a milestone in theological exegesis.
Hans Boersma, Nashotah House Theological Seminary

























