Perhaps nowhere in the new testament does the old testament come into focus more than in the book of hebrews, which has as its foundation the levitical priesthood. Christ, the sinless one, is our only valid representative before the throne of god. Book of hebrews overview insight for living ministries. The holy bible book 26 ezekiel kjv dramatized audio. With its myriad references to hebrew customs and the old testament, the book was likely sent to a jewish christian community, possibly in rome. Authorship of the epistle to the hebrews wikipedia. The son of god is better than angels, priests, old testament leaders, or any religion. The epistle to the hebrews, or letter to the hebrews, or in the greek manuscripts, simply to the hebrews. However, doubt on pauline authorship in the roman church is reported by eusebius. In fact, in the book of 2 timothy, pauls last letter written shortly before his death.
By dying on the cross and rising from the dead, jesus guarantees believers salvation and eternal life jesus serves as our mediator to the father. Letter to the hebrews, new testament letter traditionally attributed to paul but. We dont hear of timothys imprisonment anywhere else in the new testament. The writer to the hebrews constantly compares the inadequacies of the old testament sacrificial system to the perfection and completion in christ. From the ot itself, christ is shown to be superior to the ancient prophets, to angels, to moses the mediator of the former covenant and to aaron and the priestly succession descended from him. In new testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters 5 or this temple was built fortysix years ago 6 greek him a ps. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power. The new testament is the portion of the bible written after jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. Significantly, the book makes no reference to the destruction of the temple at jerusalem in ad 70, and the author wrote as if the sacrificial system were still in existence hebrews 10. Esv summerfall 2015 bible catalog by crossway issuu.
Although some include the book of hebrews among the apostle pauls writings, the certain identity of the author remains an enigma. Epistle to the hebrews read the bible online bible study tools. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. However, since the third century this has been questioned, and the consensus among most modern scholars is that the author is unknown. The prophecies and promises of the ot are fulfilled in the new covenant or new testament, of which christ is the mediator. The epistle to the hebrews of the christian bible is one of the new testament books whose canonicity was disputed. It has also been described as an intricate new testament book.
Each book of the new testament was written by one of his apostles, and their disciples. Scholars believe it was written for jewish christians who lived in jerusalem. Like the covenant under moses, this covenant is established with blood, though here it is christs own blood. In hebrews, the author shows how jesus is the ultimate revelation of gods love and. Watch our overview video on the book of hebrews, which breaks down the. In this reading plan, well see how crucial it is that we stand strong in our faith, no matter what. The epistle to the hebrews, or letter to the hebrews, or in the greek manuscripts, simply to the. Clement of alexandria suggests that paul wrote the book originally in hebrew and that luke.
The new testament books contain the history of the life and works of jesus christ, as well as the spread of the christian. When the various new testament books were formally brought together into one collection shortly after. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Hebrews is one of the most challenging books in the new testament. In this book we discover that the original audience was facing persecution and that they were tempted to turn away from christ. Thats why the author of hebrews placed their emphasis on standing strong in the faith. Traditionally, paul the apostle was thought to be the author.