The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, with Notes and Introduction
Overview
Farrar’s analysis of the Greek text of Hebrews illuminates the nuances and history of the language, and presents an in-depth reading of this intricate and important book of the Bible. Before Farrar examines the Greek text, he offers his observations on the questions that surround this book: who wrote it and when? Farrar also examines the theology of Hebrews and its canonicity.
Top Highlights
“It is inconceivable that St Paul, who regarded it as his own special Gospel to proclaim to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ (Eph. 3:4–8), should have written a long Epistle in which the Gentiles do not once seem to cross the horizon of his thoughts; and this would have been peculiarly impossible in a letter addressed ‘to the Hebrews.’” (Pages xv–xvi)
“Tertullian († a.d. 240), representing perhaps the tradition of the Church of North Africa, ascribes it to Barnabas. This testimony to the non-Pauline authorship is all the weightier because Tertullian would have been only too eager to quote the authority of St Paul in favour of his Montanism had he been able to do so.” (Page li)
“Now the writer was undoubtedly a Paulinist, i.e. he belongs to the same school of thought as St Paul” (Pages xlix–l)
“We have seen that the writer evidently had some one community in view.” (Page xxxi)
“It is as different as possible from the style of St Paul” (Page xxxvii)
- Title: The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, with Notes and Introduction
- Author: Frederic Farrar
- Series: Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Print Publication Date: 1893
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Hebrews › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:CAMGT79HEB
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:26:27Z
Frederic William Farrar (August 7, 1831–March 22, 1903), an English clergyman and author, was born in Bombay, India, and educated in England. In 1876 he was installed canon of Westminster and rector of St. Margaret’s. He became archdeacon of Westminster in 1883 and in 1885 he was appointed Bampton lecturer at Oxford, and took for his subject “The History of Interpretation.” He was appointed dean of Canterbury in 1895, in which capacity he served until his death. He was influential in the spread of the “Broad Church” movement and was one of the founders of the institution known as the Anglican Brotherhood. His writings cover a wide range, from school stories to Scripture commentaries and theological studies. His Life of Christ (1874) and Eternal Hope (1878) have seen several editions.