Hebrews: A Commentary (New Testament Library)

by Luke Timothy Johnson

Hardcover, 2006

Status

Available

Description

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.… (more)

Publication

Westminster John Knox Press (2006), 432 pages

Media reviews

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Although this commentary offers a fresh interaction with the author's dual cultural influences and theological emphasis on discipleship, I sometimes questioned what appeared to be an overemphasis on the Platonic worldview over the author's Jewish religious and cultural influences. Nevertheless,
Show More
Johnson's commentary is a worthy read and will be a useful work for anyone who wishes to grasp the possible Platonic worldview behind the book of Hebrews and the theological thrust of discipleship in Hebrews.
Show Less

Rating

(9 ratings; 4.2)

User reviews

LibraryThing member deusvitae
A quality commentary on Hebrews by a respected scholar.

The author follows the conventions of the series and provides a robust explanation of the letter to the Hebrews. The Catholicism of the author is apparent in a few places: it does not hinder the author's interpretative position much and often
Show More
provides some greater anchoring in the great tradition. He is in conversation with a lot of the other commentaries of the era.

A valuable voice in considering the letter to the Hebrews.
Show Less
Page: 0.5215 seconds