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- THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS
- NOTICE TO SECOND EDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- I. TEXT
- II. TITLE
- III. POSITION
- IV. ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
- V. DESTINATION
- VI. DATE
- VII. THE PLACE OF WRITING
- VIII. STYLE AND LANGUAGE
- IX. THE PLAN
- X. CHARACTERISTICS
- XI. HISTORY AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE EPISTLE
- XII. THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS AND THE EPISTLE OF BARNABAS
- COMMENTARY
- Introduction
- Hebrews 1:1-4
- I. The superiority of the Son, the Mediator of the New Revelation, to Angels (Heb. 1:5-2:18)
- ADDITIONAL NOTE ON HEBREWS 1:3. THE TEACHING UPON SIN IN THE EPISTLE.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 1:4. The Divine Names in the Epistle.
- ii. The peril of neglecting the new revelation through the Son (Hebrews 2:1-4)
- iii. The fulfilment of the divine desting of man in the Son of man through suffering (Hebrews 2:5-18)
- Additional Note on Hebrews 2:8. Man's destiny and position.
- Additional Note on the reading of Hebrews 2:9.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 2:10. The "
teleivwsi" of Christ.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 2:13. Quotations from the Old Testament in ch. 1, 2
- Additional Note to Hebrews 2:17. Passages on the High-priesthood of Christ.
- II. Moses, Joshua, Jesus, the founders of the Old Economy and of the New (Hebrews 3, 4)
- (1) A general view of the dignity of Jesus (1, 2)
- (2) Moses represents a house: Jesus the framer of it (Heb. 3:3, 4)
- (3) Moses a servant: Jesus a son (Heb. 3:5, 6)
- (1) Faith is the condition of the enjoyment of the divine blessing (Hebrews 3:7-19)
- Additional Note on Hebrews 3:7. The application to Christ of words spoken in the O. T. of the Lord.
- (2) The promise remaining (Hebrews 4:1-13)
- iii. Transition to the doctrine of the High-priesthood of Christ, resuming Hebrews 2:17 f. (4:14-16)
- Additional Note on the reading of Hebrews 4:2.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 4:8. On some hypothetical sentences.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 4:12. The origin and constitution of man.
- III. THE HIGH-PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST UNIVERSAL AND SOVEREIGN (Hebrews 5-7)
- i. The characteristics of a High-priest are fulfilled in Christ (5:1-10)
- ii. Progress in patient effort (Hebrews 5:11-6:20)
- Additional Note on Hebrews 5:1. The prae-Christian Priesthood
- I. The Idea of Priesthood
- II. The Priesthood of the Nations. (The natural priesthood.)
- III. The Priesthood of the People. (The theocratic priesthood.)
- Additional Note on Heb. 6:1-8.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 6:12: The Biblical idea of ‘inheritance’ (
a klhronomiv ).
- III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRIST AS ABSOLUTE HIGH-PRIEST SHADOWED FORTH BY MELCHIZEDEK (Hebrews 7)
- (1) The office of Christ after the order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:1-25)
- (2) Christ is High-priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek, that is the absolute High-priest (Heb. 7:26-28)
- Additional Note on Hebrews 7:1. The significance of Melchizedek.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 7:1. The Biblical Idea of Blessing.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 7:28. The superiority of the High-priesthood of Christ to the Levitical High-priesthood.
- IV. THE FULFILMENT OF CHRIST'S PRIESTLY WORK (Hebrews 8:1- 10:18)
- (1) The new Sanctuary (8:1-6)
- (2) The new Covenant (Hebrews 8:7-13)
- ADDITIONAL NOTE ON HEBREWS 8:1. CHRIST THE HIGH-PRIEST AND THE HIGHPRIEST-KING.
- ADDITIONAL NOTE ON HEBREWS 8:1, 2. THE PRESENT WORK OF CHRIST AS HIGH-PRIEST.
- ADDITIONAL NOTE ON HEBREWS 8:2. ON THE WORDS
LEITOURGEI' ' ' 'N, ,, , LATREUVEIN & C.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 8:5. The general significance of the Additional Note on Hebrews 8:5. The general significance of t
- Additional Note on Hebrews 8:8 ff.
- ii. The Old Service and the New: the Atonement of the Law and the Atonement of Christ (Hebrews 9)
- (1) 9:1-10. The Sanctuary and Priests under the Old Covenant
- (2) The High-priestly Atonement under the New Covenant (11-28)
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:7. The service of the Day of Atonement.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:9. The prae-Christian idea of Sacrifice.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:9. The
idea of " suneivdhsi" .
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:12. On the use of the term ‘Blood’ in the Epistle.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:12. The idea of
" lutrou' sqai, luv trwsi".
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:14. Aspects of Christ's Sacrifice.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 9:16. The meaning of
diaqhvkh in 9:15 ff.
- iii. The Old Sacrifices and the New: the abiding efficacy of Christ's One Sacrifice (Hebrews 10:1-18)
- V. THE APPROPRIATION AND VITAL APPLICATION OF THE TRUTHS LAID DOWN (Heb. 10:19-13:25)
- Additional Note on the reading of Hebrews 10:1.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 10:5. The Body of Christ.
- Additional Note on 10:7. The expression of an end or purpose.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 10:10. The effects of Christ's Sacrifice.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 10:37 f. On the quotation from Hab. 2:3 f.
- ii. The past triumphs of Faith (Hebrews 11:1-40)
- Additional Note on the reading of Hebrews 11:4.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 11:10. On the social imagery in the Epistle.
- (b) The measure and the end of suffering (12:3-13).
- I. The Christian Revelation seen in its fulfilment: from the divine side (Heb. 12:22, 23 a).
- Additional Note on Hebrews 12:2. The Christology of the Epistle.
- A PERSONAL EPILOGUE: 13
- (1) Social duties (13:1-6)
- (2) Personal religious duties (Heb. 13:7-17)
- Detailed and specific instructions. Close
- Additional Note on Hebrews 13:10. On the history of the word qusiasthvrion.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 13:10.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 13:20. On the references in the Epistle to the Gospel History.
- Additional Note on Hebrews 13:21. On the Apostolic Doxologies.
- ON THE USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE EPISTLE.
- i. Range of the Quotations
- ii. The Mode of Citation
- iii. The Text of the Quotations
- iv. Interpretation
- FOOTNOTES