Hebrews (Augsburg New Testament Commentary | ACNT)
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Overview
The book of Hebrews is not an epistle, not by Paul or any other eyewitness, and not addressed to a specifically Hebrew audience. In that case, what can be said positively about the author, the form, the genre, the time of composition, or the situation of the readers?
In this commentary, Robert H. Smith confronts the exegetical challenges posed by Hebrews. He offers a lengthy introduction to the authorship and historical situation of the book of Hebrews, and his chapter-by-chapter commentary and detailed outline offer interpretive and historical clues about the origins, purpose, and function of the book. In the end, Smith shows that the core themes of the book of Hebrews—the mediation of Christ and faith of believers—transcend geographical and temporal fixation.
- Discussion of historical issues, such as authorship, dating, and location
- Textual and literary notes
- Bibliographies and suggestions for further reading and study
- Scripture references linked to your Greek New Testament or English translation
Top Highlights
“Priscilla was proposed by Adolf von Harnack at the turn of the century” (Page 11)
“Apollos was proposed originally by Martin Luther, and he has had his champions ever since” (Page 11)
“Paul also summarized the whole life of Jesus in the one word obedience” (Page 74)
“The basic pattern of Paul’s thought is historical and eschatological.” (Page 13)
“he was not exempt from the severest discipline of pain and suffering” (Page 74)
- Title: Hebrews
- Author: Robert H. Smith
- Editors: Roy A. Harrisville, Jack Dean Kingsbury, and Gerhard A. Krodel
- Publisher: Augsburg
- Series: Augsburg Commentary on the New Testament
- Publication Date: 1984
- Pages: 207
Robert H. Smith earned the degree of Doctor of Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis. In 1968 he began to teach New Testament in seminaries, first at Concordia Seminary and at Seminex in St. Louis, and now as Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California.
