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4. Its Authority asserted against ancient and more recent men. Concerning this Epistle Eusebius writes, Historia Ecclesiastica, chapter...

3. It is inscribed to the twelve tribes of the dispersion, that is, believing Jews dispersed outside the land of Canaan. This Epistle...

2. The Author of the Epistle was James, not the son of Zebedee, called the greater; nor the Just, called Oblias, of the number of the...

1. The Inscription of the Epistle. Among the Catholic, or Canonical, Epistles, in the first place is posited the Ἰακώβου τοῦ Ἀποστόλου...

The Inscription of the Epistle, 1. The Author of the Epistle was James, not the son of Zebedee, called the greater; nor Justus, called...

HOLY FATHERS: Constantinus Presbyter.[1] REFORMED: Gomarus, Johann Jakob Grynæus, Heidegger, Naum, Œcolampadius, Pareus, Perkins,...

The parts: I. That Christ, the Prophet, is to be heard, chapters 1:1-4:13: 1. Because He is heir of all, greater than the Angels: ...

9. The Parts of the Epistle are three: I. An Exhortation to the Hebrews, that they religiously attend upon Christ, the great Prophet,...

8. It was written in the first Roman bonds near the end of the captivity. As far as the time of writing is concerned, it is generally...

7. The Argument of the Epistle. Therefore, thus Saint Paul in this Epistles establishes the weaker Jews, who were ζηλωταὶ τοῦ νόμου,...

6. The occasion of writing was furnished by the Hebrews’ infirmity and affliction, and also mistrust, under which Paul was laboring, as...

5. The Epistle was written, not in Hebrew, as Clement of Alexandria, and others, and recently Salmasius, have insisted; but in Greek....

4. The Authority of the Epistle asserted against the ancient and more recent gainsayers. Therefore, there is no occasion either of...

3. Why would his name not be prefixed to the Epistle? In what sense he might say, Hebrews 2:3, that salvation was confirmed to Him by...

2. The Epistle was written, not by Luke, nor by Barnabas, nor by Apollos, nor by Clement of Rome, but by Saint Paul. Which is confirmed...

1. Why was the Epistle inscribed to the Hebrews? The Hebrews are understood as whichever ones indiscriminately? The Inscription is...

Why was the Epistle inscribed to the Hebrews? The Hebrews are understood as whichever ones indiscriminately? The Inscription is...

HOLY FATHERS: Jerome. REFORMED: Danæus, Gomarus, Hummel,[1] Pareus, Scultetus. English: Attersoll,[2] Dyke,[3] Goodwin, Hordei,...

The parts: I. The Introduction, Verses 1-3. II. The Treatment, Verses 4-21. III. The Epilogue, Verses 22-25.

4. The Parts are the Introduction, the treatment, and the Epilogue. Interpreters of the Epistle, Ancient, Reformed, Lutheran, Roman...