Discuss how the Epistle to the Hebrews uses the concepts of "shadow" and "reality" to explain Christ. Where did these ideas come from and how does the author use them to promote his view of the superiority of Christianity?

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The Answer is These concepts derive from Plato's Allegory of the Cave, in which people are chained in such a way that they can only see the images reflected on the wall in front of them rather than the sources of those images behind them. A person who was liberated from such an existence to discover true reality might initially be terrified by the discovery but would ultimately never choose to return to the reflection rather than the reality. Hebrews presents Christ as the reality reflected in the Jewish Scriptures, which are only the derivative reflections of Christ, arguing that once a person has turned to Christ there is no turning back to the shadows of Judaism (Temple sacrifices, priesthood, the Torah of Moses, etc.).

Discuss How the Epistle to the Hebrews Uses the Concepts