Hebrews
Tyndale New Testament Commentary
Published on 26. March 2015
281 pages
978-1-78359-335-4 (ISBN)
Description
Many aspects of the letter to the Hebrews are a mystery. Who wrote it? To whom? When? Under what conditions? Though the answers to these questions largely remain an enigma, the letter's place in the biblical canon stands as a testament to its inherent power and authority as a treatise on the nature of Jesus Christ. As such, Donald Guthrie skilfully situates the message of Hebrews in the space where the study of the New Testament meets the reality of the Christian life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
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ISBN-13
978-1-78359-335-4 (9781783593354)
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05/2009
Inter-Varsity Press
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Person
Donald Guthrie (1915-1992) was a graduate of the University of London (B.D., Th.M., Ph.D.). From 1949 until his retirement in 1982 Guthrie was lecturer in New Testament studies at London Bible College, and from 1978 until 1982 he also served as vice principal of the college. His books include New Testament Introduction, New Testament Theology, and the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles and Hebrews.
Content
- Intro
- Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
- Hebrews
- CONTENTS
- General preface
- Author's preface
- Abbreviations
- Select Bibliography
- Commentaries
- Other works
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. The enigma of the letter
- 2. The letter in the ancient church
- 3. Authorship
- 4. The readers
- Evidence of a specific group
- In support of Gentile readers
- 5. The destination
- 6. Date
- 7. The purpose of the letter
- Suggestions which assume that the readers were Jewish
- Suggestions which assume that the readers were Gentiles
- 8. The background
- Old Testament
- Qumran
- Philo of Alexandria
- Pauline thought
- Other New Testament parallels
- 9. The theology of the letter
- The character of the Son
- The superiority of the Son over others
- The Son as high priest
- The Son's work as high priest
- The Son's inauguration of the new covenant
- Conclusion
- ANALYSIS
- 1. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (1:1-10:18)
- 2. EXHORTATIONS (10:19-13:25)
- COMMENTARY
- 1. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (1:1-10:18)
- a. God's revelation through the Son (1:1-4)
- b. The superiority of the Son to angels (1:5-2:18)
- (i) Christ is superior in his nature (1:5-14)
- (ii) An exhortation against drifting (2:1-4)
- (iii) The humiliation and glory of Jesus (2:5-9)
- (iv) His work on man's behalf (2:10-18)
- c. The superiority of Jesus to Moses (3:1-19)
- (i) Moses the servant and Jesus the Son (3:1-6)
- (ii) Focus on the failure of God's people under Moses (3:7-19)
- d. The superiority of Jesus to Joshua (4:1-13)
- (i) The greater rest which Joshua could not secure (4:1-10)
- (ii) The urgency to seek for that rest (4:11-13)
- e. A superior high priest (4:14-9:14)
- (i) Our great high priest (4:14-16)
- (ii) Comparison with Aaron (5:1-10)
- (iii) A challenging interlude (5:11-6:20)52
- (iv) The order of Melchizedek (7:1-28)
- (v) The minister of the new covenant (8:1-13)
- (vi) The greater glory of the new order (9:1-14)
- f. The mediator (9:15-10:18)
- (i) The significance of his death (9:15-22)
- (ii) His entrance into a heavenly sanctuary (9:23-28)
- (iii) His offering of himself for others (10:1-18)
- 2. EXHORTATIONS (10:19-13:25)
- a. The believer's present position (10:19-39)
- (i) The new and living way (10:19-25)
- (ii) Another warning (10:26-31)
- (iii). The value of past experience (10:32-39)
- b. Faith (11:1-40)
- (i) Its nature (11:1-3)
- (ii) Examples from the past (11:4-40)
- c. Discipline and its benefits (12:1-29)
- (i) The need for discipline (12:1-11)
- (ii) The avoidance of moral inconsistency (12:12-17)
- (iii) The benefits of the new covenant (12:18-29)
- d. Concluding advice (13:1-25)
- (i) Exhortations affecting social life (13:1-3)
- (ii) Exhortations affecting private life (13:4-6)
- (iii) Exhortations affecting religious life (13:7-9)
- (iv) About the Christian's new altar (13:10-16)
- (v) Final words (13:17-25)
- Notes
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE SUPERIORITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (1:1-10:18)
- 2. EXHORTATIONS (10:19-13:25)
