34 Victor (Sung-Yul) Rhee in Hebrews is holding firm to the promise of God, without having Jesus as the soteriological reference.3 This essay will set forth the Christological orientation of faith in Hebrews. It is my conviction that the author of Hebrews implies that faith in Hebrews is Christological, namely, that the author of Hebrews depicts Jesus as the object of faith for believers. In discussing the theological concept of Christology and faith in Hebrews 10:19–39, it is quite important to incorporate the literary structure used by the author of Hebrews. The author arranged this section chiastically at the conceptual level as seen below:4 A Since we have Jesus as the high priest in the house of God, let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, realizing that the Day is drawing near (10:19–25). B If we sin deliberately after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice concerning sins, but a fearful expec- tation of judgment, and razing fire which will consume the adversaries (10:26–31). A’ Indeed, you have endured sufferings in the past; therefore, do not throw away the confidence which has a good reward, realizing that the Lord will come and not tarry (10:32–39). In this proposed construction one can see that both layers A and A´ express parallel thoughts (e.g., “holding fast” is parallel to “not throwing away the confidence”; “the Day is drawing near” is equivalent to “the Lord will not tarry”). The author appeals to the readers with positive exhortation in both A and A´. However, his admonition in the center of the chiasm (B) has a negative tone. While the exhortation in A and A´ is based on the coming of the Lord, the warning in B is based on the judgment of God. This literary device of alternating the positive and negative thoughts indicates that the author clearly intended the section of 10:19–39 to be symmetrical at the conceptual level.5 Each section of the chiasm may be summarized as follows: (1) exhortations to continue with Goppelt, Theology, 265. 3 Each section of the chiasm is my own summary of the verses indicated above. 4 J. Bligh, Chiastic Analysis of the Epistle to the Hebrews (Heythrop 1966) 21, also 5 suggests that 10:19-39 is chiastically arranged. His proposed structure has many levels of chiasm. Since he does not explain how each detailed level is arranged chiastically, it cannot be confirmed for certain whether or not it is in fact arranged chiastically. This requires a further investigation.