Epistle to the Hebrews
From Textus Receptus
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The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament. While many claim its author is anonymous, the The King James Bible of 1611 ends the Epistle to the Hebrews with "Written to the Hebrewes, from Italy, by Timothie" and entitles the book
The primary purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews is to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his role as mediator between God and humanity.
The epistle opens with an exaltation of Jesus as "the radiance of God's glory, the express image of his being, and upholding all things by his powerful word."[1:3] The epistle presents Jesus with the titles "pioneer" or "forerunner," "Son" and "Son of God," "priest" and "high priest."[3] It has been described as an "intricate" New Testament book. The epistle casts Jesus as both exalted Son and high priest, a unique dual Christology.
