of words, which is more than an unconscious sense of rhythm. He has the style of a trained speaker; it is style, yet style at the command of a devout genius.”2 Stylishness is indeed far from being synonymous with artificiality in the case of our author. Like all the other parts of the New Testament, the Epistle to the Hebrews is a writing with a purpose. Seriousness is the tone by which it is dignified throughout, and the language is as free from superficiality as is the subject matter. Addressed