Solidarity perfected [electronic resource] : beneficent christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews / Kevin B. McCruden.

Introduction
The lexical and theological terms of the debate
Perfection as glorification
Perfection as cultic consecration
Perfection as moral/ethical development
Perfection as vocational/experiential qualification
A new proposal : the material application of perfection as definitive attestation
The techinical usage of tekeiom in the non-literary papyri
Perfection as definitive attestation
Perfection as definitive attestation in relation to the christology of Hebrews
Beneficent christology : the son's solidarity with the faithful
Heracles imagery and the motif of divine beneficence
The relevance of Heracles imagery for Hebrews' portrait of Jesus
Christ's perfection as the philanthropia of the son attested and displayed
Philanthropia as christological key : preliminary remarks
Philanthropia as a human virtue
Philanthropia as a divine virtue : the testimonies of Asclepius
Philo and Philanthropia : a precedent for Hebrews beneficent portrait of Christ
Hebrews' relationship to Philo and hellenistic Judaism
High priestly christology and divine beneficence
A high priesthood of intimate presence
Christ's self-commitment to the faithful and the perfection of divine solidarity
The social setting and audience of Hebrews
The literary character of Hebrews.