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| List of Sidebars | |
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| Editor's Preface | |
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| Publisher's Preface | |
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| To the Student | |
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| Author's Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Outline | |
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| Objectives | |
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| The Origin and the Historical Setting of Hebrews | |
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| Readers | |
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| The Structure of Hebrews | |
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| The Literary Genre of Hebrews | |
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| Heavenly Archetypes and Earthly Copies | |
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| The Use of the Old Testament | |
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| The Relation of the Old and the New | |
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| Hebrews' Attitude toward Judaism and the Problem of Anti-Semitism | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| The Most Important Thing God Ever Said | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| Opening Statement (1:1-2a) | |
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| Seven Phrases Describing the Son (1:2b-3) | |
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| Phrase 1 | |
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| Phrase 2 | |
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| Phrase 3 | |
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| Phrase 4 | |
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| Phrase 5 | |
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| Phrase 6 | |
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| Phrase 7 | |
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| The Superiority of Christ to the Angels (1:4) | |
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| Chain of Seven Old Testament Quotations (1:5-13) | |
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| Quotations 1 and 2 | |
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| Quotations 3 and 4 | |
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| Quotation 5 | |
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| Quotation 6 | |
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| Quotation 7 | |
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| The Role of Angels (1:14) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Full Humanity of the Son of God | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| Parenthetical Application to Readers (2:1-4) | |
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| The Full Humanity of the Son (2:5-9) | |
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| The Goal of Incarnation: the Death of the Son (2:10-18) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Christ Is Superior to Moses | |
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| Christ as Son over God's House (3:1-6) | |
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| Admonition Concerning Unbelief and Hard-Heartedness (3:7-19) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Remaining Promise of Rest | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| The Sabbath Rest That Remains for the People of God (4:1-11) | |
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| The God Who Discerns the Intentions of the Heart (4:12-13) | |
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| Jesus Our Great High Priest (4:14-16) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The High Priesthood of Christ | |
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| The Duties of the High Priest (5:1-4) | |
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| Jesus as High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek (5:5-10) | |
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| An Exhortation to Maturity (5:11-6:3) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Apostasy and Divine Faithfulness | |
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| The Danger of Apostasy (6:4-12) | |
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| The Fixed Character of God's Purposes (6:13-20) | |
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| The Priesthood of Melchizedek | |
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| Abraham and Melchizedek (7:1-10) | |
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| The High Priesthood of Jesus in the Line of Melchizedek (7:11-22) | |
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| The Perfect and Permanent Priestly Work of Christ (7:23-28) | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The New and Better Covenant | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| The High Priest of the True Tent (Tabernacle) (8:1-6) | |
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| The Promise of a New Covenant and Its Implications for the Old (8:7-13) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Christ the Definitive Sacrifice | |
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| The Sacrificial Ritual of the First Covenant (9:1-10) | |
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| The Definitive Work of Christ the High Priest (9:11-14) | |
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| Christ as Mediator of the New Covenant (9:15-22) | |
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| The Single Sacrifice of Christ as the Final Answer to Sin (9:23-28) | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Moving from the Imperfect to the Perfect: 10:1-18 | |
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| What the Old Covenant Sacrifices Could Not Do (10:1-4) | |
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| The Old Replaced by the New according to Psalm 40 (10:5-10) | |
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| The Perfect Offering That Establishes and Fulfills the New Covenant (10:11-18) | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Faithfulness, Apostasy, and Endurance: 10:19-39 | |
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| Drawing Near to God: The Grounds for Faithfulness (10:19-25) | |
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| The Danger of Apostasy and Judgment (10:26-31) | |
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| Exhortation to Endurance (10:32-39) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Supreme Examples of Faith | |
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| The Nature and Importance of Faith (11:1-3) | |
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| The Faith of Abel, Enoch, and Noah (11:4-7) | |
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| The First Example of Abraham's Faith (11:8-10) | |
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| The Faith of Abraham and Sarah (11:11-12) | |
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| A Parenthesis Concerning Hope for What Lies beyond the Present and the Earthly (11:13-16) | |
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| The Supreme Example of Abraham's Faith (11:17-19) | |
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| The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph (11:20-22) | |
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| The Faith of Moses (11:23-28) | |
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| The Faith of the Israelites, Rahab, and Many Others (11:29-38) | |
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| All the Saints Together Brought to the Goal (11:39-40) | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| A Call to Faithfulness | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| Fix Your Gaze upon Jesus, the Peerless Example of Faith (12:1-3) | |
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| The Role of God's Discipline in the Christian Life (12:4-11) | |
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| A Call to Holiness and a Further Warning (12:12-17) | |
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| The Glory of the Christian's Present Status (12:18-24) | |
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| A Final Warning to Readers (12:25-29) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Concluding Exhortations and Benediction | |
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| Supplemental Reading | |
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| Various Ethical Exhortations (13:1-9) | |
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| The True Sacrifices (13:10-16) | |
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| Obedience to Church Leaders (13:17) | |
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| A Prayer Request and a Personal Note (13:18-19) | |
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| Concluding Prayer and Doxology (13:20-21) | |
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| Postscript with Personal Information (13:22-23) | |
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| Greetings and Final Benediction (13:24-25) | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Conclusion: The Place of Hebrews in the New Testament and Its Contribution to Theology, the Church, and the Christian | |
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| Outline | |
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| Objectives | |
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| What Are the Special Theological Emphases of Hebrews? | |
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| What Does Hebrews Offer to New Testament Theology? | |
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| What Does Hebrews Offer to the Church? | |
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| What Does Hebrews Offer to the Individual Christian? | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Excursus: The Entry of Hebrews into the New Testament Canon | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Select Bibliography | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Scripture Index | |
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| Subject Index | |