The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the most beautifully written and theologically dense books of the New Testament. This fresh exploration shows how, when the epistle is read through the eyes of first-century, Jewish Christians, its obscure references and allusions yield tremendous riches: It becomes the ideal means for delving deeply into Catholicism’s most foundational beliefs, empowering Christians to weather present storms and proclaim Christ to a hostile culture.
"Kapler demonstrates his proficiency in exegesis and hermeneutics, supplying a bounty of background material to expose the world in which the letter was written, and how Catholicism is born of the whole of Scripture, Old Testament and New." Shaun McAfee, Founder and Editor of EpicPew.com
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Introduction
A People Persecuted – Authorship and Canonicity – The Present Work 1. The Trinity (Hebrews, Chapters 1-3) In the Beginning – The Son, Superior to All Created Mediators – Another Advocate – The Revelation of Divine Relationships – Sons and Daughters in the Son 2. The Incarnation (Hebrews, Chapters 2-5) Jesus, Fully Human – Subject to Trials – Achieving His Goal 3. The Word of God (Hebrews, Chapters 4-6) The Word in Scripture – Inspiration and Inerrancy – The Septuagint – The Deuterocanonicals, or Apocrypha – Authoritative Oral Traditions –Christian Tradition Conveys God’s Revelation – The Fullness of Truth 4. Christ’s Priesthood, Our Salvation (Hebrews, Chapters 7-11) The Earthly Temple Gives Way to the Heavenly – The Day of Atonement – A Priest in the Order of Melchizedek – The New Covenant – No Longer Under the Torah – The Plan of Salvation |
5. The Communion of Saints
(Hebrews, Chapters 11-12) Past Champions of Faith – From Sheol to the Heavenly Jerusalem – Participants in Jesus’s Heavenly Intercession – The Purgative Way – The Reality of Purgatory – Mary in the Communion of Saints 6. The Eucharist (Hebrews, Chapter 13) Partners in the Altar – The Todah of the Risen One – Christ, Our Passover Lamb – The Apostolic Witness – The Ministerial Priesthood – The Liturgy of Eternity 7. The Authority of the Church’s Leaders (Hebrews, Chapter 13) A Matter of Revelation – The Master of the Palace – The Elders/ Presbyters – Bishops and Deacons –Successors to the Apostles – Infallibility: Its Necessity and Limits Conclusion Appendix – Formation of the New Testament Canon |
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