Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, vol. 1
Overview
Known as being one of Franz Delitzsch’s finer exegetical works, Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews offers exposition of the text, textual criticism, semantic interpretation, and clarification on key doctrine. Volume one provides exegesis on chapters one through six.
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- Considered one of Franz Delitzsch’s finer exegetical works
- Offers exposition of chapters one through six of the book of Hebrews
- Studies textual criticism, semantic interpretation, and key doctrines in the text
- Introduction to the Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews
- Ancient Interpreters of the Eastern Church
- Ancient Interpreters of the Western Church
- Modern Interpreters (since the Reformation)
- Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews
- First Part of the Epistle (Chap. 1:1–Chap. 5:10)
- Episode of Exhortation Conducting from the First to the Second Part of the Epistle (Chap. 5:11–6:20)
- Second Part or Central Main Division of the Epistle (Chap. 7:1–10:18)
- Excursus and Notes
- Excursus
- Notes
Top Highlights
“it is now almost universally conceded that here too it must be taken as equivalent to firm confidence” (Page 178)
“and many explain it by reference to 11:1 (where faith is defined as ἐλπιζομένων ὑπόστασις)” (Page 178)
“in the same signification as 1:3 (substantia, subsistentia, fundamentum)” (Page 178)
“The main point in the antithesis is this, that while the Old Testament law is but a word of angels, and therefore only mediately the word of God, the gospel under the New Testament is, in its origin, a word of the Lord (i.e. spoken by Christ Himself), and therefore immediately the word of God.” (Page 101)
“The antithesis to be understood is now clear: ‘Not to angels,’ but to men, and to men because of that One Man who is Κύριος, the Lord and Captain of the salvation which He and His messengers proclaim. ‘The world to come’” (Page 102)
In this present commentary his thorough acquaintance with both Rabbinical and Alexandrian Jewish literature enables him to take clear and strong grounds in regard to the process by which public religious thought was bridged over from the old covenant to the new.
—The Methodist Quarterly Review
- Title: Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, vol. 1
- Author: Franz Delitzsch
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 1874
- Pages: 424
Franz Delitzsch (1813–March 4, 1890) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. Born in Leipzig, he held the professorship of theology at the University of Rostock from 1846 to 1850, at the University of Erlangen until 1867, and after that at the University of Leipzig until his death. He wrote A Commentary on Hebrews and A New Commentary on Genesis.