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    Hebrews for Everyone

    By Tom Wright

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    Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to find our way round the letter to the Hebrews, one of the most bracing and challenging writings in the New Testament. He acknowledges that people often find it difficult, because some of the ideas it contains are strange to us. Yet, like meeting a new friend, he helps us to find it full of interest and delight, with a powerful message that comes home to today's and tomorrow's church as much as it did to yesterday's.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSPCK
    Release dateOct 24, 2003
    ISBN9780281062645
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    Tom Wright

    Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including The New Testament for Everyone, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, The New Testament in its World, On Earth as in Heaven and Into the Heart of Romans (all published by SPCK).

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    • 4/5
      This is undoubtedly the most readable and accessible commentary I have ever read - Wright gives his own translation and then a brief commentary on the main thrust of the passage. I suppose the only regret is that it is too brief and doesn't deal with difficult textual interpretation etc. Can't have it everyway.
    • 3/5
      Hebrews is one of the most confusing books of the New Testament, tied with Revelations for the puzzlement it causes me. I read about this series online, which is just a step-by-step discussion of each book in the New Testament. The author, Wright, translates the book from the Bible himself. Starting with the first verse of the first chapter, he sections off ten to fifteen verses, translates them, and then writes a small dissection of the meaning of those verses, and their connection to the book as a whole. I appreciated this book. Parts of Hebrew have always been unclear to me. While many passages are easy to understand, and instructive, certain sections have baffled me, such as those about the High Priest Melchizedek. The author clarified so much for me. Partly because he has done the research I never did, and has the historical and theological background that I lack. Also, he does a great job of delineating the theme of Hebrews, how the author sets up his main ideas, develops each component, and draws it together at the end. A lot of Hebrews uses the old Jewish Tabernacle procedures of ancient times to parallel Jesus and his sacrifice, and demonstrates how Moses and the Tabernacle prefigure the new kingdom to come. Not only does the writer explain these ideas, he uses accessible language and personal anecdotes that make this easy to read and understand. I highly recommend the book for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the Bible.
    • 5/5
      Superb English. Clear and incisive exposition. Good application to everyday life
    • 5/5
      Amazing commentary. Always struggled to understand Hebrews, especially figure out all the references and scripture used from the Old Testament. Wright's way of explaining each section with an example/story before explaining the text in detail strikes home for me, since I've grown up in a background where scripture teaching was made simple yet true. Will definitely continue reading Wright's commentaries for the rest of the books that I struggle with. Excellent job!
    • 4/5
      The Hebrews letter edition of Wright's commentary series.Consistent with the formula, each section is translated by Wright, who then generally has some little vignette to introduce a contextual interpretation of the text and concludes with some relevant applications.I find it interesting that for someone who has otherwise done a lot of re-thinking about the New Testament, Wright remains very traditional about Hebrews as written to Jewish Christians in Jerusalem. I think he grounds this on his understanding of some verses in Hebrews 13, the interpretation of which is not sufficiently strongly grounded to maintain that level of confidence. As might be expected he does well at showing where the resurrection is presumed by the author even if not explicitly mentioned. On the whole the commentary accomplishes its purpose, providing a great basic framework for the letter to the Hebrews. The major downside is that those who read it ought to be aware that the nature of the audience is not as firmly fixed as Wright would suggest.
    • 3/5
      I think this is one of those discussion guides that really isn't much on it's own. The questions are not particularly insightful but it can be a helpful way to start a discussion in a group. Not very ideal for a solo study.