Hebrews Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Author
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Unknown, possibly Apollos or Barnabas. Well known to recipients. Well versed in the Septuagint and Greek.
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Audience
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Primarily Jewish-Christians, probably in Rome.
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Date
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About AD 63. Probably before the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70 because it would have been mentioned.
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Theme - Major
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The absolute supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus Christ as revealer and mediator of God’s grace
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Outline
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- Prologue: Superiority of God’s new revelation
- Superiority of Christ to the Angels
A. Scriptural proof
B. Exhortation not to ignore the revelation of God in his Son
C. Jesus was made lower than the angels for a little while
D. Having been made like us, Jesus was enabled to save us - Superiority of Christ to Moses
A. Demonstrations
B. Exhortation to enter Sabbath rest - Superiority of Christ to Aaronic Priests
A. Jesus is the Great Hight Priest
B. Qualifications of a priest
C. Exhortation to press on toward maturity
D. The certainty of God’s promise
E. Christ’s superior priestly order - Superiority of Christ’s sacrificial l work as our high priest
A. A new sanctuary and a new covenant
B. The Old sanitary
C. The better sacrifice
D. Call to follow Jesus faithfully and with perseverance - Superiority of Christ to the Heroes of faith under the old covenant
A. Faith and its many outstanding examples
B. Jesus, the supreme example
C. Encouragement to persevere in the face of hardship
D. Exhortation to Holy living
E. Crowning motivation and warning - Conclusion
A. Rules for Christian living
B. Request for prayer
C. Benediction
D. Personal remarks
E. Greetings and final benediction
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Place of Writing
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Italy?
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Occassion
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Support Jewish-Christians being tempted to to turn away from Christ and return to Jewish practices of sacrifice and worship
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Themes
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“Greater thans”
