Hebrews / James W. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, James W. (James Weldon), 1942-

Series:

Paideia (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Paideia = Paideia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Hebrews--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Hebrews.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, [2008]

Summary:

Hebrews, part of the eighteen-volume Paideia commentary series, brings the insight of a veteran teacher and writer to bear on a New Testament book whose rich imagery and memorable phrases have long shaped Christian discourse.

Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by: Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs, Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits, Commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book, Focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text, Making judicious use of photos and sidebars in a reader-friendly format.

Contents:

Part 1 Hebrews 1:1-4:13 Hearing God's Word with Faithful Endurance 29

Hebrews 1:1-4 Encountering God's Ultimate Word 31

Hebrews 1:5-2:4 Paying Attention to God's Word 44

Hebrews 2:5-18 The Community's Present Suffering 60

Hebrews 3:1-4:13 Hearing God's Voice Today 78

Part 2 Hebrews 4:14-10:31 Discovering Certainty and Confidence in the Word for the Mature 101

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Drawing Near and Holding Firmly 103

Hebrews 5:11-6:20 Preparing to Hear the Word That Is Hard to Explain 119

Hebrews 7 The Priesthood of Melchizedek as the Anchor of the Soul 143

Hebrews 8 The Sacrificial Work of Christ as the Assurance of God's Promises 166

Hebrews 9:1-10:18 The Ultimate Sacrifice in the Heavenly Sanctuary 178

Hebrews 10:19-31 Drawing Near and Holding Firmly in an Unwavering Faith 200

Part 3 Hebrews 10:32-13:25 On Not Refusing the One Who Is Speaking 213

Hebrews 10:32-39 Remembering the Faithfulness of Earlier Days 215

Hebrews 11:1-12:3 Remembering the Faithful Heroes of the Past 226

Hebrews 12:4-13 Enduring Faithfully in the Midst of Suffering 251

Hebrews 12:14-29 Listening to the One Who Is Speaking from Heaven 258

Hebrews 13 Bearing with the Word of Exhortation 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-299) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780801031915

0801031915

OCLC:

216937300

Publisher Number:

99937549211