“Shaking the Heavens and the Earth”: Daniel and the Eschatology of Hebrews

Authors

  • Félix H. Andrews University, Seventh-day Theological Seminary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17162/rt.v36i2.1671

Keywords:

Hebrews, Daniel, eschatology, allusion, judgment

Abstract

Hebrews 12:28 contains an allusion to Daniel 7:18. This allusion may seem vague at first, but its study reveals that this last passage feeds into the eschatology of Hebrews. The purpose of this article is to explore the role that the allusion to Daniel 7:18 plays in the argument of Hebrews 12:18-28 and in the understanding of the eschatology of the Epistle to the Hebrews. To this end, the article is divided into two sections. The first section examines the reasons for holding that there is an allusion to Daniel 7:18 in Hebrews 12:28 and shows what the function of that passage is in the argument of Hebrews 12. The second section explores the influence of Daniel on the theology of Hebrews, especially its eschatology.

Author Biography

Félix H., Andrews University, Seventh-day Theological Seminary

Félix H. Cortez is Associate Professor of New Testament Literature at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He completed a masters in Modern Literature (focusing in Literary Theory and Hermeneutics) at Universidad Iberoamericana (México, 2001) and a doctorate in New Testament Studies at Andrews University (2008).

Before working at Andrews University, Cortez taught in the School of Theology at Universidad de Montemorelos (2007-2013). He has also served as a pastor in Mexico City for 4 years and as a conference youth director for 7 years. He was ordained as a minister in 1996 at Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Cortez is president of the Adventist Theological Society 2012-2014. He chairs the Catholic and Pastoral Epistles Section of the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, and is a member of the steering committee of the Hebrews section. He has been inducted into the Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, and is a member of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies, the review boards of several journals, and is evaluator of research projects for Universidad Adventista del Plata. 

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Published

2021-12-29

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2021): Revista Theologika

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