Hall of Faith

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Hall of Faith is a term for the passage in Hebrews 11 that highlights numerous Old Testament figures as exemplars of faith in God.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Hebrews 11 0 1
Hebrews 11:1 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept
biblical term
alsoKnownAs Faith Hall of Fame
associatedWith theme of endurance
theme of promise
theme of suffering
audienceContext early Christian believers
basedOnMetaphorOf hall of fame
centralTheme faith
perseverance
trust in God
describesAs exemplars of faith
doctrinalUse encouraging perseverance
teaching about faith
emphasizes faith in God
focusesOn faith-based obedience
trust despite not seeing promises fulfilled
highlights Old Testament figures
includesFigure Abel
Abraham
Barak
David
Enoch
Gideon
Isaac
Jacob
Jephthah
Joseph
Moses
Noah
Rahab
Samson
Samuel
Sarah
the prophets
languageOfComposition Koine Greek
literaryFunction catalog of faithful witnesses
locatedInTestament New Testament
locatedInText Letter to the Hebrews
surface form: Epistle to the Hebrews
opensWith definition of faith in Hebrews 11:1
refersTo Hall of Faith self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hebrews 11
relatedConcept cloud of witnesses
relatedPassage Hebrews 12:1
scripturalReferenceEnd Hebrews 11:40
scripturalReferenceStart Hall of Faith self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hebrews 11:1
theologicalFunction motivation to live by faith
usedIn Bible study
Christian education
Christian preaching

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hall of Faith refersTo Hall of Faith self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hebrews 11
Hall of Faith scripturalReferenceStart Hall of Faith self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hebrews 11:1