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Hebrews: a Translation and Commentary

Will Nielsen
March 29th, 2008
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I have been exceedingly busy with programming work, such that the cyber-contemplative side of my life (also known as Nielsen’s Nook) has been largely neglected this March.

So I’ll be moving on from the desert into this oasis of God’s Word. One of the most paradigmatic books of the entire Bible is the book of Hebrews. It provides for us a living example of the Reformed idea of scriptura ex scriptura explicanda est (Scripture is interpreted by Scripture). 1 Namely, in the Epistle to the Hebrews we see the way the Old Testament story finds its completion, perfection and climax in the person of Jesus, who is the Christ.

To that end, much like the series on the Martyrdom of Polycarp, I’ll be plugging away at the book of Hebrews in bite-sized chunks that are aimed at my edification and yours. As always comments are welcomed; interaction is treasured.

For those interested in the technical side, my base text will be the NA27; however, I will also be working with the UBS4, the 2005 Byzantine Text Form and the 1550 Textus Receptus (Stephanus).

1 It should be noted that the idea of Scripture interpreting Scripture is not for the magisterial reformers (or for me) a practice that is divorced from the witness and tradition handed down to us from the Apostles and prophets; but is rather assumed.

One Response to “Hebrews: a Translation and Commentary”

Looking forward to it, Will! Nice refresh on the blog masthead as well.

Left by Matthew Bradley on March 29th, 2008

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