Thefirst-centuryreadersofHebrewswereatacriticalpoint.Manyhadbeenexposedtopublicridicule,persecution,andimprisonment.SomehadalreadyabandonedtheircommitmenttoChrist,andotherswereindangerofcompromisingorgivingup.ThelettertotheHebrewsbroughtaprofoundencouragementandappeal:theymustkeeptheireyesonChristandremainanchoredinthetruth.InthisBibleSpeaksTodayvolume,RaymondBrownguidesreaderspassagebypassagethroughHebrews,exploringhistoricalbackground,keythemes,andapplicationsfortoday.WhilesomefindHebrewsoneofthemostpuzzlingoftheNewTestamentbooks--withitsreferencestoanimalsacrificesandancientIsraelitecustoms--Brownidentifiesatimelessmessagethatremainsstrikinglyrelevantineachgeneration.AsHebrewscelebratestheuniquenessofChrist,itclarifiesChristians’prioritiesandouronlyhopeforfaithfulendurance.ThisrevisededitionofaclassicBibleSpeaksTodayvolumeincludesupdatedlanguageandScripturequotationsandanewinteriordesign.
