The Letter to the Hebrews

The Letter to the Hebrews

The Letter to the Hebrews

The Letter to the Hebrews

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Overview

NOW IN AN ENLARGED PRINT EDITION!At first glance, the letter to the Hebrews can seem difficult to comprehend, but William Barclay believed "that no New Testament book gives us such a glorious picture of Jesus Christ in all the splendor of his manhood and in all the majesty of his deity." So, amplified by Barclay's keen and vibrant commentary...

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780664265229
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 05/15/2019
Series: The New Daily Study Bible
Edition description: Revised ed.
Pages: 262
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Barclay (1907-1978) is known and loved by millions worldwide as one of the greatest Christian teachers of modern times. His insights into the New Testament, combined with his vibrant writing style, have delighted and enlightened readers of all ages for over half a century. He served for most of his life as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow, and wrote more than fifty books—most of which are still in print today. His most popular work, the Daily Study Bible, has been translated into over a dozen languages and has sold more than ten million copies around the world.

Table of Contents

Series Forewordxi
General Introductionxiii
General Forewordxv
Editor's Prefacexix
Introduction to the Letter to the Hebrews1
The End of Fragments (1:1-3)13
Above the Angels (1:4-14)19
The Salvation we Dare not Neglect (2:1-4)24
The Recovery of our Lost Destiny (2:5-9)27
The Essential Suffering (2:10-18)30
Greater than the Greatest (3:1-6)33
While Today Still Lasts (3:7-19)38
The Rest we Dare not Miss (4:1-10)41
The Terror of the Word (4:11-13)46
The Perfect High Priest (4:14-16)49
At Home with the World and with God (5:1-10)53
The Refusal to Grow Up (5:11-14)58
The Necessity of Progress (6:1-3)61
Crucifying Christ Again (6:4-8)66
The Brighter Side (6:9-12)71
The Sure Hope (6:13-20)73
A Priest After the Order of Melchizedek (7)75
The True King and the True Priest (7:1-3)85
The Greatness of Melchizedek (7:4-10)89
The New Priest and the New Way (7:11-20)92
The Greater Priesthood (7:21-5)95
The High Priest we Need (7:26-8)99
The Way to Reality (8:1-6)102
The New Relationship (8:7-13)107
The Glory of the Tabernacle (9:1-5)112
The Only Entry to the Presence of God (9:6-10)115
The Sacrifice which Opens the Way to God (9:11-14)121
The Only Way in which Sins can be Forgiven (9:15-22)125
The Perfect Purification (9:23-8)129
The Only True Sacrifice (10:1-10)133
The Finality of Christ (10:11-18)138
The Meaning of Christ for Us (10:19-25)141
The Threat at the Heart of Things (10:26-31)146
The Danger of Drifting (10:32-9)149
The Christian Hope (11:1-3)152
The Faith of the Acceptable Offering (11:4)155
Walking with God (11:5-6)158
The Man who Believed in God's Message (11:7)166
The Adventure and the Patience of Faith (11:8-10)169
Believing the Incredible (11:11-12)173
Strangers and Nomads (11:13-16)175
The Supreme Sacrifice (11:17-19)178
The Faith which Defeats Death (11:20-2)181
Faith and its Secret (11:23-9)183
The Faith which Defied the Facts (11:30-1)189
The Heroes of the Faith (11:32-4)192
The Defiance of Suffering (11:35-40)195
The Race and the Goal (12:1-2)202
The Standard of Comparison (12:3-4)205
The Discipline of God (12:5-11)206
Duties, Aims and Dangers (12:12-17)211
The Terror of the Old and the Glory of the New (12:18-24)217
The Greater Obligation (12:25-9)221
The Marks of the Christian Life (13:1-6)223
The Leaders and the Leader (13:7-8)228
The Wrong and the Right Sacrifice (13:9-16)230
Obedience and Prayer (13:17-19)234
A Prayer, a Greeting and a Blessing (13:20-4)236
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