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Hebrews: A Commentary (The New Testament Library) Kindle Edition

by Luke Timothy Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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This volume of the New Testament Library offers a thorough and careful commentary on the complicated book of Hebrews, showing its meaning within the context of ancient culture and the theological development of the early church. Written by one of the leading New Testament scholars of the present generation, this commentary offers remarkable insights into the Hellenistic, Roman, and Jewish contexts of the book of Hebrews.

The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.

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Luke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity, he is the author of more than two dozen books. He is also the 2011 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NO4ZQ6W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westminster John Knox Press; Reprint edition (June 5, 2006)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2006
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1862 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 777 pages

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- #1,011 in Christian New Testament Study

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paul

Do not miss this wealth!

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019

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If you are studying the Hebrews and not using this book, you are missing a huge wealth! The way L.T. Johnson commenting on this magnificent epistle , you become more and more humble before Jesus our lord and his attribute and works on earth and heaven. I am so thankful and i will owe this brother a great respect and honor.

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Glad Dad

Well written

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2023

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I bought this after having the two other Hebrews commentaries I was using constantly quoting it. It has the best and most extensive introductory material of all three and is very engagingly written. Recommended.

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018

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This is an excellent commentary on Hebrews. Johnson's scholarship and writing ability both shine as he brings forth the theme of pilgrimage as the central motif of Hebrews. This commentary does a better job than many more evangelical commentaries of putting the pieces together, seeing how sections of the book connect, etc.

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Craig Duffy

Fantastic to read and wonderful to absorb

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014

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Fantastic to read and wonderful to absorb. I've enjoyed this book tremendously in my study of the letter to the Hebrews. I am thankful for such scholarship that takes the time to dissect and reveal new layers of meaning and intention within the biblical text.

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Robert E. Swaggerty

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2014

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Too deep for me

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The Geeky Calvinist

A Great Critical Commentary

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2017

Hebrews, written by Luke Timothy Johnson and published by Westminster John Knox Press, is one of the most well written modern commentaries on this book of the Bible. 1 & Hebrews is one of the more recent volume of the New Testament Library, a series which is synonymous with critical scholarship, this volume continues this legacy. Johnson is no stranger to studious commentaries series on scripture yet this is his first foray into the Old Testament Library Commentary series.

Hebrews begins with the typical study into the introductory matters of this book of the Bible, yet while introductions are common; this introduction is atypical of most commentaries. It is not that this work doesn’t dive into history and recent scholarship, which Hebrews does a phenomenal job of, rather, it is the thoroughness that Johnson takes with these introductory matters which makes this commentary atypical. In a day where these matters are either glossed over to get to the exegesis of the text or are so cumbersome that they become useless, Johnson has found a good balance in being thorough, communicating depth and attention to recent scholarship, all without losing the forest in the trees. I must readily admit that while Johnson shows the depth of scholarship, some of the conclusions that he draws are more liberal than my taste, due to his adherence to traditional Catholicism, for the most part. Though his mild-Catholic critical approach is refreshing. The previous statement though in no way negates his scholarship or his contributions Old Testament scholarship.

In reference to the commentary on the text of this book of the Bible, Johnson takes great care in carefully showing the original context of passage while sprinkling practical application to the reader throughout the textual commentary. This book is helpful to any pastor who is looking for a depth that other commentaries do not provide.

This book was provided to me free of charge from Westminster John Knox Publishing in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.

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Presbus

This is an amazing commentary with the incredible depth of scholarship and lucid

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017

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This is an amazing commentary with the incredible depth of scholarship and lucid, readable style we've come to expect from Luke Timothy Johnson.