Hebrews Introduction

“We know that Hebrews was a sermon by an exceptionally talented church

leader, who was saturated in the Old Testament Scriptures, trained in

rhetoric, familiar with both Jewish and Greek philosophy, and whose grammar

and vocabulary is considered, by most, to be among the finest in the NT.

This was a master preacher, utilizing deep understanding of the Scriptures

with great style, to pastorally address the urgent issues facing his

community…Hebrews speaks directly to those who are tired of service, tired

of resisting temptation, tired of being hurt by other Christians, tired of

being viewed as strange by non-Christians. Hebrews is for such people

because it shows that Jesus and the covenant he has instituted are

infinitely better than anything else we can have or could hope to have.”