The Pontifical Biblical Commission’s document The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible calls attention to a threefold connection between the two parts of the Christian Bible: continuity, discontinuity and newness. The paper offers an analysis of a passage as an example of this relationship. The Epistle to the Hebrews (11:8-22) puts a particular emphasis on the desires of the patriarchs among other attitudes of the heroes of faith. They were looking for what was promised to them and desired by them: a city with solid foundations planned and built by God. Now those desires can be fulfilled: the everlasting life with God is offered to all who believe in Jesus Christ.
Keywords:
Biblical theology, soteriology, Epistle to the Hebrews, patriarchs
Malina, A. (2019). Why does the Epistle to the Hebrews evoke the Desires of Patriarchs?. Collectanea Theologica, 88(4), 125–138. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2018.88.4.05