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The Superiority of the New Covenant: Hebrews is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Hebrews shows the superiority of Jesus’ covenant over the old covenant. It uses many OT texts interpreted by rabbinical hermeneutics to communicate the message. Therefore, it is very important to interpret it in light of first century Judaism, not modern western thought. The author is unknown to us.The Jewish Christians are encouraged to leave the synagogue and identify publicly...

© “was taken up” This means “moved to another spot.” This is not a “resurrection” but a “translation” like Elijah (cf. 2 Kgs. 2:11). There is a clear distinction in the Bible between (1) people brought back to life (resuscitation); (2) people taken to heaven without physical death (translation); and (3) Jesus having a new spiritual body (resurrection). © “he was pleasing to God” This follows the LXX, but the MT has “walked with God.” 11:6 “without faith it is impossible to please Him” This is the
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