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Jan 4, 2022 · Brief Summary: The Book of Hebrews addresses three separate groups: believers in Christ, unbelievers who had knowledge of and an intellectual acceptance of the facts of Christ, and unbelievers who were attracted to Christ, but who rejected Him ultimately.
Its purpose was to present the Lord Jesus Christ as perfect and superior in comparison to anything Judaism and the old covenant had to offer. The author was writing to a group of Christians who were under intense persecution and some were contemplating a return to Judaism.
The book of Hebrews is a letter written in prose discourse to a church community. Key Themes. Jesus’ superiority over all creation. God’s gracious offer of forgiveness. The comfort of Jesus in suffering. Structure. Hebrews has five parts.
In this article Pastor Jack Wellman summarizes and gives commentary on the Book of Hebrews in the Bible.
- Introduction
- Background
- Purpose
- Conclusion
- Contributors
- Glossary
Followers of Christ have suffered persecution throughout history. Stolen property, beatings, imprisonment and martyrdom have been the fate of countless Christians. And by some reports, Christ's followers are being persecuted more than ever in our own day. For those of us who aren't suffering in these ways, it's hard to imagine the temptations that ...
We'll explore the background of Hebrews by considering three interrelated topics. We'll look first at its authorship. Then we'll investigate the original audience. Lastly, we'll examine the date when the book of Hebrews was written. Let's look first at Hebrews' authorship.
It's fair to say that any book as long and complex as the book of Hebrews is written with many different purposes in mind. But for this lesson, we're primarily interested in summarizing the overarching purpose of the book. Each part of this book has its own emphases, and we'll explore these emphases in our next lesson. At this point, we want to see...
In this lesson on the background and purpose of Hebrews, we've looked at the background of the book of Hebrews, including the author, the audience and the date of composition. We've also focused on the original purpose of Hebrews by examining how the author wrote his book to exhort his audience to turn from local Jewish teachings and to reaffirm th...
Dr. Steven Um (Host) is Senior Minister at Citylife Presbyterian Church in Boston, MA. Dr. Um earned his Th.M. and M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from University of St. Andrews. He is a Council member with The Gospel Coalition and Associate Training Director (Asia/Australia) for Redeemer City to City, a training and c...
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Jun 1, 2020 · With the goal of encouraging Jewish Christians to hold to their faith and not return to the Law, the writer of Hebrews exalts Jesus Christ above everything Judaism reveres: the prophets (Hebrews 1:1-2), angels (Hebrews 1:4), Moses (Hebrews 3:1-3), and human priests (Hebrews 5:1-10).
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This summary of the book of Hebrews provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Hebrews.
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