Hebrews

A Commentary

By: Luke Timothy Johnson

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The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, careful attention to their literary design, and a theologically perceptive exposition of the text. The editorial board consists of C. Clifton Black and John T. Carroll. This volume of the New Testament Library offers a thorough and careful commentary on the complicated book of Hebrews, showing its meaning within the context of ancient culture and the theological development of the early church. Written by one of the leading New Testament scholars of the present generation, this commentary offers remarkable insights into the Hellenistic, Roman, and Jewish contexts of the book of Hebrews.

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
A Note on the Greek Text	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xv
Bibliography	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Hebrews in the Christian Tradition	p. 3
Hebrews as a First-Century Composition	p. 8
Language	p. 8
Literary Form	p. 9
Symbolic World	p. 15
Argument	p. 31
The Circumstances of Composition	p. 32
Rhetorical Situation	p. 33
Date	p. 38
Author	p. 40
The Theological Challenge of Hebrews	p. 44
Living God, Living Word	p. 45
Mature Teaching of the Christ	p. 48
The Path of Discipleship	p. 56
Commentary
1:1-4 Prologue	p. 63
1:5-14 Scripture Proves That the Son Is Greater Than the Angels	p. 74
Why the Angels?	p. 82
2:1-9 We Cannot Neglect So Great a Salvation	p. 84
2:10-18 The Son and His Brothers	p. 93
3:1-6 The Son Is Greater Than Moses	p. 104
3:7-19 Warning against Faithlessness	p. 111
The Wilderness as Paradigm	p. 119
4:1-13 The Sabbath Rest of God	p. 122
4:14-5:10 Jesus the Great High Priest	p. 137
Suffering and the Obedience of Faith	p. 149
5:11-6:12 Exhortation to Progress and Perseverance	p. 152
6:13-20 God Secures the Promise with an Oath	p. 167
7:1-10 Abraham and Melchizedek	p. 173
The Mysterious Melchizedek	p. 181
7:11-19 The Change of Priesthood	p. 183
7:20-28 The Son Is an Eternal High Priest	p. 190
8:1-6 The Son Is Mediator of a New Covenant	p. 196
8:7-13 The Promise of a New Covenant	p. 203
Old and New Covenants	p. 210
9:1-10 The Worship of the Old Covenant	p. 215
Sanctuaries Material and Ideal	p. 227
9:11-28 Christ's Worship in Heaven	p. 232
10:1-18 The Efficacy of Christ's Priestly Act	p. 246
10:19-31 Exhortation to Enter and Not Fall Away	p. 254
10:32-39 Memory of the Past as Encouragement for the Future	p. 267
11:1-7 The Faith of the Ancients	p. 274
11:8-22 The Faith of the Patriarchs	p. 286
11:23-31 The Faith of Moses and the Israelites	p. 297
11:32-40 The Faith of Many Witnesses	p. 304
In Praise of Israel's Heroes	p. 310
12:1-17 Exhortation to Join the Pilgrimage of Faith	p. 312
12:18-29 Approaching the Living God	p. 326
13:1-17 Exhortation to Faithful Living in Community	p. 336
13:18-25 Final Prayers and Greeting	p. 351
Indexes	p. 361
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