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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...

4:12 “word of God” Verses 12 and 13 form one sentence in Greek. The term word (logos) does not refer personally to Jesus, as it does in John 1:1, but to God’s spoken (cf. 13:7) or written message either through the OT Scriptures or NT revelation. God’s self-revelation is described in three ways: (1) it is personified as having a life of its own; (2) it is like the penetrating power of a sword; and (3) it is like an all-knowing judge (cf. v. 13). In his book Jewish Christianity, H. E. Dana makes the
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