▁Code x ▁Clar om ont anus ▁( ~ 5 5 0 ). ▁ ▁Old ▁Testament ▁references ▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁ ▁Int ro duct ory ▁Rem arks ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁( 1 1 : 1 – 3 ) ▁The ▁chapter ▁opens ▁with ▁three ▁all us ive ▁vers es ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁faith . ▁ ▁Ver se ▁ 1 ▁Now ▁faith ▁is ▁the ▁subst ance ▁of ▁things ▁hoped ▁for , ▁the ▁evidence ▁of ▁things ▁not ▁seen . ▁F ormal ▁definition ▁of ▁faith ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Pl ato ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁medicine ▁( Sym p . ▁ 1 8 6 c ) ▁or ▁Pl ut arch ' s ▁definition ▁of ▁curiosity ▁( On ▁Cur ios ity , ▁ 6 . 5 1 8 c ). ▁ ▁Ver se ▁ 2 ▁For ▁by ▁it ▁the ▁el ders ▁obtained ▁a ▁good ▁testim ony . ▁The ▁accounts ▁of ▁exempl ary ▁people ▁were ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁motiv ate ▁people , ▁either ▁to ▁im itate ▁noble ▁att itudes ▁or ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁ign o ble ▁behav iors , ▁such ▁as ▁Ben ▁S ira ▁( te acher ▁of ▁wisdom ▁form ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁BC ) ▁uses ▁a ▁long ▁h ymn ▁to ▁pra ise ▁notable ▁Jewish ▁ancest ors ▁( S ira ch ▁ 4 4 - 5 1 ), ▁or ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁ 4 ▁Mac ab ee ▁in ▁ 4 ▁Mac ab ee ▁ 1 6 : 1 6 - 2 3 , ▁and ▁Sen eca ▁with ▁similar ▁list ▁as ▁in