Hebrews : a commentary / Luke Timothy Johnson ; book design by Jennifer K. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Luke Timothy, author.

Contributor:

Cox, Jennifer K., book designer.

Series:

New Testament library.

New Testament Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Hebrews--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. 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, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""A NOTE ON THE GREEK TEXT""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES""; ""INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS""; ""INDEX OF SUBJECTS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611645712

1611645719

OCLC:

923512686