Hebrews: A Commentary

By Luke Timothy Johnson

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Release date: Jun 5, 2006
• ISBN: 9781611645712

Luke Timothy Johnson

Luke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. His well known New Testament studies include The Writings of the New Testament (1986), The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels (1996) and Religious Experience in Earliest Christianity: A Missing Dimension of New Testament Studies (1998). He often lectures at universities and seminaries worldwide. He is a noted critic of the Jesus Seminar, often taking stances against Burton Mack, Robert Funk and John Dominic Crossan in discussions of the "historical Jesus."

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Reviews for Hebrews

[deusvitae · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

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 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.