saving work and supports its argument from OT Scripture, viewed as God’s revelation by the Spirit (3:7; 9:8; 10:15). The author often does this by quoting an OT passage and then explaining a few key words to draw out their theological meaning in context (2:8–9; 8:13; 10:8–10). A distinctive dimension of Hebrew’s balance of continuity and advance in God’s redemptive plan is how it traces the relationship of OT to NT by means of pattern and escalation. The OT presents God-intended patterns, or types