Hebrews: (A Cultural, Exegetical, Historical, & Theological Bible Commentary on the New Testament) (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Contents\nList of Figures ix\nForeword xi\nPreface xiii\nAbbreviations xiv\nIntroduction 3\nPart 1 Hebrews 1:1–4:13 Hearing God’s Word with Faithful Endurance 29\nHebrews 1:1–4 Encountering God’s Ultimate Word 31\nHebrews 1:5–2:4 Paying Attention to God’s Word 44\nHebrews 2:5–18 The Community’s Present Suffering 60\nHebrews 3:1–4:13 Hearing God’s Voice Today 78\nPart 2 Hebrews 4:14–10:31 Discovering Certainty and Confidence in the Word for the Mature 101\nHebrews 4:14–5:10 Drawing Near and Holding Firmly 103\nHebrews 5:11–6:20 Preparing to Hear the Word That Is Hard to Explain 119\nHebrews 7 The Priesthood of Melchizedek as the Anchor of the Soul 143\nHebrews 8 The Sacrificial Work of Christ as the Assurance of God’s Promises 166\nHebrews 9:1–10:18 The Ultimate Sacrifice in the Heavenly Sanctuary 178\nHebrews 10:19–31 Drawing Near and Holding Firmly in an Unwavering Faith 200\nPart 3 Hebrews 10:32–13:25 On Not Refusing the One Who Is Speaking 213\nHebrews 10:32–39 Remembering the Faithfulness of Earlier Days 215\nHebrews 11:1–12:3 Remembering the Faithful Heroes of the Past 226\nHebrews 12:4–13 Enduring Faithfully in the Midst of Suffering 251\nHebrews 12:14–29 Listening to the One Who Is Speaking from Heaven 258\nHebrews 13 Bearing with the Word of Exhortation 272\nBibliography 289\nSubject Index 301\nIndex of Modern Authors 305\nIndex of Scripture and Ancient Sources 307