HEBREWS

Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary

General Editors

T. Desmond Alexander, Thomas R. Schreiner, Andreas J. Köstenberger

Assistant Editors

James M. Hamilton, Kenneth A. Mathews, Terry L. Wilder

Thomas R. Schreiner

Hebrews

Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary

Copyright 2020 Thomas R. Schreiner

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ISBN 9781683594307

Library of Congress Control Number 2020942480

General Editors: T. Desmond Alexander, Thomas R. Schreiner, Andreas J. Köstenberger

Assistant Editors: James M. Hamilton, Kenneth A. Mathews, Terry L. Wilder

CONTENTS

General Editors’ Preface

Acknowledgments

Dedication

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

I. Author

II. Date

III. Destination and Addressees

IV. Genre and Structure

V. Purpose

VI. Religious-Cultural Background

VII. Hebrews Outline

VIII. Hebrews and the Story Line of the Bible

IX. Biblical and Theological Structures

Exposition

Hebrews 1:1–4

Hebrews 1:5–14

Hebrews 2:1–4

Hebrews 2:5–9

Hebrews 2:10–18

Hebrews 3:1–6

Hebrews 3:7–11

Hebrews 3:12–19

Hebrews 4:1–5

Hebrews 4:6–13

Hebrews 4:14–16

Hebrews 5:1–10

Hebrews 5:11–14

Hebrews 6:1–3

Hebrews 6:4–8

Hebrews 6:9–12

Hebrews 6:13–20

Hebrews 7:1–10

Hebrews 7:11–12

Hebrews 7:13–14

Hebrews 7:15–17

Hebrews 7:18–19

Hebrews 7:20–22

Hebrews 7:23–25

Hebrews 7:26–28

Hebrews 8:1–6

Hebrews 8:7–13

Hebrews 9:1–10

Hebrews 9:11–14

Hebrews 9:15–22

Hebrews 9:23–28

Hebrews 10:1–4

Hebrews 10:5–10

Hebrews 10:11–14

Hebrews 10:15–18

Hebrews 10:19–25

Hebrews 10:26–31

Hebrews 10:32–39

Hebrews 11:1–2

Hebrews 11:3–7

Hebrews 11:8–22

Hebrews 11:23–31

Hebrews 11:32–40

Hebrews 12:1–3

Hebrews 12:4–13

Hebrews 12:14–17

Hebrews 12:18–24

Hebrews 12:25–29

Hebrews 13:1–6

Hebrews 13:7–17

Hebrews 13:18–25

Biblical and Theological Themes

§1 God in Hebrews

§2 Jesus Christ

§2.1 Divine Son

§2.2 The Humanity of the Son

§2.3 The Priesthood of Jesus

§2.4 Jesus’ Better Sacrifice and Human Anthropology

§2.5 Perfection and Assurance

§2.6 Jesus’ Resurrection and Exaltation

§3 The New Covenant

§4 The Spirit in Hebrews

§5 Warnings and Exhortations

§6 Sojourners and Exiles

§7 Faith, Obedience, and the Situation of the Readers

§8 Assurance

§9 The Future Reward

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index

GENERAL EDITORS’ PREFACE

In recent years biblical theology has seen a remarkable resurgence. Whereas, in 1970, Brevard Childs wrote Biblical Theology in Crisis, the quest for the Bible’s own theology has witnessed increasing vitality since Childs prematurely decried the demise of the movement. Nowhere has this been truer than in evangelical circles. It could be argued that evangelicals, with their commitment to biblical inerrancy and inspiration, are perfectly positioned to explore the Bible’s unified message. At the same time, as D. ...