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Hebrews is written to Jewish converts, who, because of persecutions, as well as fear and doubts about their Christian faith, are tempted to revert back to traditional Judaism and its Temple-centered worship. This epistle aims to keep these Jewish Christians in the fold by stressing the failure of the Old Covenant; that the rituals of sacrificing animals has been replaced by the superiority of the...

As we discussed previously, the author of Hebrews is following a very careful structure in composing his thoughts. He has made clear that: Jesus is superior to the angels because of his divine Firstborn Sonship from the Father. Jesus is the fully human Son of David. Jesus, as both Son of God and Son of Man, is one with the Father and yet also in solidarity with us. Jesus has assumed our weak human nature and glorified it so that we might share
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