Hebrews and Revelation

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Chapter 1. Sequential hypertextuality
• Chapter 2. The Epistle to the Hebrews as a reworking of the Acts of the Apostles
• 2.1. Hebrews and Acts
• 2.2. Heb 1:1–4 (cf. Acts 1:1–13)
• 2.3. Heb 1:5–6 (cf. Acts 1:14–26)
• 2.4. Heb 1:7–14 (cf. Acts 2:1–40)
• 2.5. Heb 2 (cf. Acts 2:41–3:26)
• 2.6. Heb 3:1–6 (cf. Acts 4:1–13b)
• 2.7. Heb 3:7–19 (cf. Acts 4:13c–22)
• 2.8. Heb 4:1–13 (cf. Acts 4:23–32)
• 2.9. Heb 4:14–5:10 (cf. Acts 4:33–37)
• 2.10. Heb 5:11–6:8 (cf. Acts 5:1–11)
• 2.11. Heb 6:9–20 (cf. Acts 5:12–7:36)
• 2.12. Heb 7 (cf. Acts 7:37–42)
• 2.13. Heb 8 (cf. Acts 7:43–46)
• 2.14. Heb 9 (cf. Acts 7:47–54)
• 2.15. Heb 10:1–18 (cf. Acts 7:55–60)
• 2.16. Heb 10:19–31 (cf. Acts 8:1–25)
• 2.17. Heb 10:32–39 (cf. Acts 8:26–9:41)
• 2.18. Heb 11:1–7 (cf. Acts 9:42–10:48)
• 2.19. Heb 11:8–22 (cf. Acts 11)
• 2.20. Heb 11:23–31 (cf. Acts 12:1–16)
• 2.21. Heb 11:32–40 (cf. Acts 12:17–13:29)
• 2.22. Heb 12:1–11 (cf. Acts 13:30–52)
• 2.23. Heb 12:12–17 (cf. Acts 14:1–15:21)
• 2.24. Heb 12:18–29 (cf. Acts 15:22–19:40)
• 2.25. Heb 13:1–5 (cf. Acts 20–26)
• 2.26. Heb 13:6–8 (cf. Acts 27:1–26)
• 2.27. Heb 13:9–17 (cf. Acts 27:27–28:16)
• 2.28. Heb 13:18–25 (cf. Acts 28:17–18)
• 2.29. Conclusion
• Chapter 3. The Book of Revelation as a reworking of the Acts of the Apostles
• 3.1. Revelation and the Pauline and Post-Pauline Writings
• 3.2. Rev 1:1–5a (cf. Acts 1:1–8)
• 3.3. Rev 1:5b–8 (cf. Acts 1:9–21)
• 3.4. Rev 1:9–16 (cf. Acts 1:22–2:11)
• 3.5. Rev 1:17–18 (cf. Acts 2:12–28)
• 3.6. Rev 1:19–20 (cf. Acts 2:29–36)
• 3.7. Rev 2–3 (cf. Acts 2:37–47)
• 3.8. Rev 4 (cf. Acts 3:1–6d)
• 3.9. Rev 5 (cf. Acts 3:6e–26)
• 3.10. Rev 6 (cf. Acts 4:1–31)
• 3.11. Rev 7 (cf. Acts 4:32–37)
• 3.12. Rev 8–9 (cf. Acts 5)
• 3.13. Rev 10 (cf. Acts 6:1–7:37)
• 3.14. Rev 11:1–10 (cf. Acts 7:38–8:3)
• 3.15. Rev 11:11–18 (cf. Acts 8:4–9:3d)
• 3.16. Rev 11:19–12:18 (cf. Acts 9:3d–43)
• 3.17. Rev 13 (cf. Acts 10:1–12:23)
• 3.18. Rev 14 (cf. Acts 12:24–17:12)
• 3.19. Rev 15:1–4 (cf. Acts 17:13–34)
• 3.20. Rev 15:5–8 (cf. Acts 18:1–8)
• 3.21. Rev 16 (cf. Acts 18:9–28)
• 3.22. Rev 17 (cf. Acts 19:1–21c)
• 3.23. Rev 18 (cf. Acts 19:21d–31)
• 3.24. Rev 19:1–10 (cf. Acts 19:32–20:12)
• 3.25. Rev 19:11–21 (cf. Acts 20:13–22:5)
• 3.26. Rev 20 (cf. Acts 22:6–24:10)
• 3.27. Rev 21:1–8 (cf. Acts 24:11–26:4a)
• 3.28. Rev 21:9–27 (cf. Acts 26:4b–21)
• 3.29. Rev 22:1–7 (cf. Acts 26:22–27:38)
• 3.30. Rev 22:8–21 (cf. Acts 27:39–28:31)
• 3.31. Conclusion
• Chapter 4. General conclusions
• Bibliography
• Primary sources
• Israelite-Jewish
• Graeco-Roman
• Early Christian: New Testament
• Secondary literature

Bartosz Adamczewski

Hebrews and Revelation

A Hypertextual Commentary

Berlin · Bruxelles · Chennai · Lausanne · New York · Oxford

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Names: Adamczewski, Bartosz, author.

Title: Hebrews and Revelation : a hypertextual commentary / Bartosz Adamczewski.

Description: Berlin ; Bruxelles ; Chennai ; Lausanne ; New York : Peter Lang, [2025] | Series: European studies in theology, philosophy and history of religions, 21921857 ; 36 | Includes bibliographical references. |

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Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Hebrews--Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.. | Intertextuality in the Bible.

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This publication was financially supported by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

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Acknowledgments

I thank my dear Mother, Jolanta Adamczewska, MSc, my relatives and friends, my Diocese of Warszawa-Praga, and the communities of the Catholic Parishes of St Mark and St Faustina in Warsaw for their encouragement, prayers, and spiritual support during my writing of this book.

My thanks also go to the staff of the Tübingen University Library for their help during my summer bibliographical research.

Last but not least, I want to thank Mr Łukasz Gałecki and the members of the staff of the Publisher who helped turn the electronic version of the text into a book.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Sequential hypertextuality

Chapter 2. The Epistle to the Hebrews as a reworking of the Acts of the Apostles

2.1. Hebrews and Acts

2.2. Heb 1:1–4 (cf. Acts 1:1–13)

2.3. Heb 1:5–6 (cf. Acts 1:14–26)

2.4. Heb 1:7–14 (cf. Acts 2:1–40)

2.5. Heb 2 (cf. Acts 2:41–3:26)

2.6. Heb 3:1–6 (cf. Acts 4:1–13b)

2.7. Heb 3:7–19 (cf. Acts 4:13c–22)

2.8. Heb 4:1–13 (cf. Acts 4:23–32)

2.9. Heb 4:14–5:10 (cf. Acts 4:33–37)

2.10. Heb 5:11–6:8 (cf. Acts 5:1–11)

2.11. Heb 6:9–20 (cf. Acts 5:12–7:36)

2.12. Heb 7 (cf. Acts 7:37–42)

2.13. Heb 8 (cf. Acts 7:43–46)

2.14. Heb 9 (cf. Acts 7:47–54)

2.15. Heb 10:1–18 (cf. Acts 7:55–60)

2.16. Heb 10:19–31 (cf. Acts 8:1–25)

2.17. Heb 10:32–39 (cf. Acts 8:26–9:41)

2.18. Heb 11:1–7 (cf. Acts 9:42–10:48)

2.19. Heb 11:8–22 (cf. Acts 11)

2.20. Heb 11:23–31 (cf. Acts 12:1–16)

2.21. Heb 11:32–40 (cf. Acts 12:17–13:29)

2.22. Heb 12:1–11 (cf. Acts 13:30–52)

2.23. Heb 12:12–17 (cf. Acts 14:1–15:21)

2.24. Heb 12:18–29 (cf. Acts 15:22–19:40)

2.25. Heb 13:1–5 (cf. Acts 20–26)

2.26. Heb 13:6–8 (cf. Acts 27:1–26)

2.27. Heb 13:9–17 (cf. Acts 27:27–28:16)

2.28. Heb 13:18–25 (cf. Acts 28:17–18)

2.29. Conclusion

Chapter 3. The Book of Revelation as a reworking of the Acts of the Apostles

3.1. Revelation and the Pauline and Post-Pauline Writings

3.2. Rev 1:1–5a (cf. Acts 1:1–8)

3.3. Rev 1:5b–8 (cf. Acts 1:9–21)

3.4. Rev 1:9–16 (cf. Acts 1:22–2:11)

3.5. Rev 1:17–18 (cf. Acts 2:12–28)

3.6. Rev 1:19–20 (cf. Acts 2:29–36)

3.7. Rev 2–3 (cf. Acts 2:37–47)

3.8. Rev 4 (cf. Acts 3:1–6d)

3.9. Rev 5 (cf. Acts 3:6e–26)

3.10. Rev 6 (cf. Acts 4:1–31)

3.11. Rev 7 (cf. Acts 4:32–37)

3.12. Rev 8–9 (cf. Acts 5)

3.13. Rev 10 (cf. Acts 6:1–7:37)

3.14. Rev 11:1–10 (cf. Acts 7:38–8:3)

3.15. Rev 11:11–18 (cf. Acts 8:4–9:3d)

3.16. Rev 11:19–12:18 (cf. Acts 9:3d–43)

3.17. Rev 13 (cf. Acts 10:1–12:23)

3.18. Rev 14 (cf. Acts 12:24–17:12)

3.19. Rev 15:1–4 (cf. Acts 17:13–34)

3.20. Rev 15:5–8 (cf. Acts 18:1–8)

3.21. Rev 16 (cf. Acts 18:9–28)

3.22. Rev 17 (cf. Acts 19:1–21c)

3.23. Rev 18 (cf. Acts 19:21d–31)

3.24. Rev 19:1–10 (cf. Acts 19:32–20:12)

3.25. Rev 19:11–21 (cf. Acts 20:13–22:5)

3.26. Rev 20 (cf. Acts 22:6–24:10)

3.27. Rev 21:1–8 (cf. Acts 24:11–26:4a)

3.28. Rev 21:9–27 (cf. Acts 26:4b–21)

3.29. Rev 22:1–7 (cf. Acts 26:22–27:38)

3.30. Rev 22:8–21 (cf. Acts 27:39–28:31)

3.31. Conclusion

Chapter 4. General conclusions

Bibliography

Primary sources

Israelite-Jewish

Graeco-Roman

Early Christian: New Testament

Secondary literature

Chapter 1. Sequential hypertextuality

The methodological approach adopted in this monograph is not based on any widely used modern exegetical method. These methods are generally based on various hermeneutical presuppositions, for example, that the biblical texts are similar to other ancient texts, that they have some diachrony, that they have some internal narrative coherence, that they convey some coherent ideas, etc. These presuppositions of modern biblical methodology are not necessarily true. In fact, after many years of critical research on the Bible, I seriously doubt that they are true.