A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
The Epistle to the Hebrews has been the subject of controversy and conjecture: its author is unknown, its occasion unstated, and its destination disputed. But these questions pale in comparison to the importance of the letter’s pervasive theme: the absolute supremacy of Christ—a supremacy which allows no challenge, whether from human or angelic beings. Hughes’s introduction includes an outline and synopsis of Hebrews and discusses theme, origin, authorship, and date. His verse-by-verse study of the text is accessible to specialist and nonspecialist readers alike. Technical points are dealt with in notes and excursuses.
Endorsements (3)
“Hughes deals fully and minutely with the Epistle from a philological as well as a theological point of view. . . .Hughes’s erudition is impressive, and his exposition and evaluation of complicated theories proposed over the centuries are models of lucidity. No one can work through this volume without gaining a deeper appreciation of the great and abiding themes taught in the Epistle in all their power and fullness. Pastors and students alike will gain from the commentary a deeper understanding of the riches of the Epistle.”
“What should rejoice the heart of the Catholic reader is the way in which so Evangelical a writer as Dr. Hughes affirms the basic faith in the supremacy and absoluteness of the Christ that is common to both Catholics and Evangelicals.”
“Hughes has produced not only a monument of learning, but also an inspiring and compulsively readable exposition of a very difficult part of God’s Word. . . . He is obviously steeped in the literature of the Epistle and fully conversant with all shades of scholarly opinion.”
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