Entertaining Angels: Reflections on the Sermon to the Hebrews
Ebook
Overview
Hebrews is a sermon, and a providentially sermon for our age. This ancient text speaks to a Christ-community descending into an abyss of ennui, losing coordinates of faith and sliding through a back door or nonchalance. With glimpses across the globe and though history, this book attempts to extrapolate meaning for today from a sometimes difficult first century text.
"This book of reflections on the text of Hebrews is told in a
lyrical voice by a great storyteller. Michael Godfrey writes as a
passionate scholar-priest who values the biblical text, ancient and
contemporary tradition, and the current social context. His voice
will encourage and cajole the reader to follow Jesus Christ no
matter the challenge of the journey."
--Sarah Harris, Lecturer in New Testament, Carey Baptist
College
"Idiosyncratic yet compelling, Entertaining Angels is a
novel and challenging journey through the Epistle to the Hebrews
that reads the epistle as a sermon calling the church to
rediscover--without compromise--its spiritual and moral
coordinates. Moving back and forth between the context of the
ancient author and that of the modern church, this is a timely and
prophetic call for modern Christians to rediscover our spiritual
coordinates in Jesus Christ."
-- James E. Harding, Lecturer in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible,
University of Otago
"This gem of a book opens up Hebrews in an exciting and incisive
way. As it goes through the book section by section, it brings not
only its message--but the way it communicates that message--to
life. Read it--you won't regret it."
--Paula Gooder, Theologian in Residence, Bible Society
"Entertaining Angels takes us on a leisurely journey through
a 'tricky bit' of the New Testament. Describing the beautiful,
challenging Letter to the Hebrews as 'a masterpiece of faith
encouragement,' Godfrey demonstrates its relevance to any
twenty-first-century Christian who may be losing heart in the
absence of 'signs and wonders.' This book--underpinned by
scholarship and Godfrey's wide reading in philosophy, the classics,
and poetry--encourages and reassures: hold fast, we worship a Lord
who is victorious."
--Lisa Emerson, Director of Teaching and Learning, College of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor, School of
English and Media Studies, Massey University
Product Details
- Title : Entertaining Angels: Reflections on the Sermon to the Hebrews
- Author: Godfrey, Michael J. H.
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9781498296885
Michael Godfrey is an Anglican Priest who has worked in rural and remote, suburban and inner-urban Australia and New Zealand. He holds a PhD in New Testament from Australian Catholic University, an MA in Literature from Massey University, and a BD from the Melbourne College of Divinity. Godfrey is the author of Entertaining Angels and Babylon's Cap. He was dismissed as Dean of Waiapu, but fought the dismissal, which was overturned by an appellate tribunal. He opted not to return to ministry, preferring to concentrate on writing and further studies. He is a member of the Māori Congregation of Te Pou Herenga Waka o te Whakapono, preaching and leading worship when invited.