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The book of Hebrews is not an epistle, not by Paul or any other eyewitness, and not addressed to a specifically Hebrew audience. In that case, what can be said positively about the author, the form, the genre, the time of composition, or the situation of the readers? In this commentary, Robert H. Smith confronts the exegetical challenges posed by Hebrews. He offers a lengthy introduction to the...

offered up prayers in Gethsemane with loud cries and tears (Mark 14:34), struggling to determine whether his mission could be accomplished even if God were to save him from death (Mark 14:35–36).38 Not only on that occasion but continually he was heard for his godly fear. The Gospels picture Jesus as praying before he chose the Twelve, before he was transfigured, when the 70 returned with word of their mission, and on other occasions. But was he heard in Gethsemane? Not if being heard requires being
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