A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews (1964 Montefiore), book

A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews (1964) is a book by Hugh Montefiore.

Editions and translations

Published in London [England]: A&C Black; and New York, NY: Harper, 1964.

Table of contents

Introduction -- The nature of the Son -- The exaltation of the Son -- Son superior to angels -- Need for diligence -- The ascendancy of Jesus -- Jesus' full humanity -- Son not servant -- Warning from the wilderness -- The rest and the people of God -- The sword of God -- The compassion of Christ -- Appointment to high priesthood -- Jesus as High Priest -- Food for adults -- Peril of permanent exclusion -- Hope of inheritance -- Promise and oath -- The person of Melchisedek -- The superiority of Melchisedek -- The replacement of the levitical priesthood -- The superiority of Jesus' priesthood -- Priesthood and cultus -- The inadequacy of the old covenant -- The institutions of the old covenant -- The insufficiency of the old cultus -- The cultus of Christ -- The covenant sacrifice -- The sacrifice of Christ -- Shadow of good things -- Christ's voluntary self-oblation -- Christ's unique oblation -- The final sacrifice -- Faith, hope and love -- Perils of apostasy -- A reminder of their past -- Present need for faith -- Faith : definition and presupposition -- The faith of Abel, Enoch and Noah -- The faith of Abraham -- Seeking a better homeland -- Abraham's test of faith -- The faith of the patriarchs -- Five instances of Moses' faith -- Faith in the days of Joshua -- The power of faith -- Faith under duress -- The testimony of faith -- Summons to endurance -- Discipline and sonship -- Divine discipline -- Warning of Esau's rejection -- Sinai and the old covenant -- Zion and the new covenant -- The fear of the Lord -- Christian attitudes -- Warning against false teaching -- Respect for authority -- Concluding prayer -- Final greetings

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