Interpreting the Epistle to the Hebrews / Hebrews

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Interpreting the Epistle to the Hebrews. By Andrew H. Trotter, Jr. Guides to New Testament Exegesis. Grand Rapids; Baker, 1997, 223 pp., $13.99 paper. Hebrews. By Thomas G. Long. Interpretation. Louisville: John Knox, 1997, xii + 153 pp., $21.00.

Trotter provides an excellent manual of methods and principles for interpreting the genre of Hebrews, part of a series of guides by various scholars who do the same for other NT books to help "college religion majors, seminarians, and pastors who have had at least one year of Greek" (p. 9i. His work is not a commentary on Hebrews as the word is ...

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