Hebrews

by Thompson, James W.

• ISBN13: 9780801031915
• ISBN10: 0801031915
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

This commentary on Hebrews gleans fresh theological insight into this book by attending carefully to the cultural and educational context from which it emerges.

Author Biography

James W. Thompson (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is the Robert and Kay Onstead Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and associate dean of ACU's graduate school of theology. He is the editor of Restoration Quarterly and the author of Pastoral Ministry according to Paul, Preaching like Paul, and The Beginnings of Christian Philosophy.

Table of Contents

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