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  • Genre:RELIGION
  • SubGenre:Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:288
  • eBook ISBN:9781912149506

Hebrews

A Verse-by-Verse Commentary

by W. E. Vine

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Overview
W.E. Vine was a theologian who was conscious of the need to communicate Biblical truths with a common touch. Vine's discernment as a theologian and his pastoral concerns are both demonstrated in his commentary on Hebrews. Hebrews was written to Jewish believers who were being tempted to return to their Jewish faith. Vine says – almost poetically – that many "had been 'enlightened' without having Christ as their Light; they had 'tasted of the heavenly gift,' without receiving it. They had 'tasted of the good Word of God,' without actually feeding on the Bread of Life." "The antidote" to abandoning the Christian faith, says Vine, "is provided in the presentation of Christ as the Son of God, His essential glories." Hebrews by W.E. Vine excels in the rich tradition of careful, exegetical word study and expository commentary. It takes into consideration every reference to a particular word in the Bible as well as the range of its uses in ancient Greek. Pastors, scholars, and serious students will enjoy this in-depth study of Hebrews.
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W.E. Vine was a careful theologian who was conscious of the need to communicate Biblical truths with a common touch. He revealed his pastoral heart when, writing of another of Paul's letters, he said, "Truth that saves is truth warm from the heart of God, glowing with the love that proved itself at the Cross, the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Vine's discernment as a theologian and his pastoral concerns are both demonstrated in his commentary on Hebrews. Hebrews was written to Jewish believers who were being tempted to return to their Jewish faith. Vine says – almost poetically – that many had been attracted to Christianity, but had never accepted Christ. "They had been 'enlightened' without having Christ as their Light; they had 'tasted of the heavenly gift,' without receiving it. They had been having a share in the power of the Holy Spirit, without being indwelt by Him as believers. They had 'tasted of the good Word of God,' without actually feeding on the Bread of Life." "The antidote" to abandoning the Christian faith, says Vine, "is provided in the presentation of Christ as the Son of God, His essential glories, His finished and completely efficacious sacrifice, and His present ministry as the great High Priest." Hebrews by W.E. Vine excels in the rich tradition of careful, exegetical word study and expository commentary. It takes into consideration every reference to a particular word in the Bible as well as the range of its uses in ancient Greek. Pastors, scholars, and serious students will enjoy this in-depth study of Hebrews from the man who gave us Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words.
About the author

W.E. Vine is considered one of the world's foremost Greek and biblical scholars. His Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words has been a bestselling classic, popular with generations of Bible scholars and students. Yet he wrote much more than the famous dictionary. His timeless biblical commentaries were marked by careful exegetical word study and expository insight. W.E. Vine worked for Echoes of Service, an organization that supported missionaries around the world. At one time, he kept six secretaries busy corresponding with more than 1,000 missionaries. "Mr. Vine shows," said F.F. Bruce, "how great a service can be rendered to the Church by well-balanced, all-around scholarship when it is combined with reverent submission to the Word of God and spiritual insight into its meaning. . . . The Scriptures' chief function is to bear witness of Christ, and the chief end of their study is to increase our inward knowledge of Him. . . . Mr. Vine, in all his study and writing, would not be content with any aim lower than this for himself and his readers alike."

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