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For many readers the Epistle to the Hebrews is among the most difficult books of the New Testament. Understanding its message calls for a great familiarity with its Old Testament background and a good knowledge of certain phases of first-century biblical exegesis. When first published in 1964, this commentary on Hebrews by F.F. Bruce received critical praise for providing the expertise needed on...

an unspotted mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness. (Wisdom 7:25f.) The word “reflection” or “effulgence” (Gk. apaugasma) used both there and here denotes the radiance shining forth from the source of light;22 and Philo similarly uses it of the Logos in relation to God.23 But while our author’s language is that of Philo and the Book of Wisdom, his meaning goes beyond theirs. For them the Logos or Wisdom is the personification of a divine attribute; for him the language is
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