A Letter to Hebrews

This series of commentaries on the New English Bible is designed for use in schools and colleges, and for the minister and the layman.

J. H. Davies (Edited by)

9780521094085, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 July 1967

156 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

This series of commentaries on the New English Bible is designed for use in schools and colleges, and for the minister and the layman. Each volume comments on one book, or part, of the Bible. In each the text is given in full. Sections of text and commentary alternate, so that the reader does not have to keep two books open, or turn from one part of the book to the other, or refer to a commentary in small type at the foot of the page. Great care has been taken to see that the commentary is suitable for the student and the layman: there is no Greek or Hebrew, and no strings of biblical references. The general editors all have experience of teaching or examining in school and working with adults. Commentaries on all the books of the Old Testament, New Testament and Apocrypha have been published, together with introductory volumes and books of illustrations to accompany each Testament.

Something rich and strange
The title of the Letter
Was it originally a Letter?
The meaning of the name 'Hebrews'
Why was the Letter written?
What crisis were the readers facing?
Were the readers Jewish or gentile Christians?
Who were the readers?
The date of the Letter
Who wrote the Letter?
How the writer thought
The language of the Letter
The form of the Letter
How to use this commentary
Abbreviations
Christ Divine and Human
The Shadow and the Real
A Call to Faith
Hebrews and Christian thought to-day
How to study Hebrews further.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]