General Resources for Hebrews
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Hebrews, at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Bible Briefs, Hebrews, study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • Introduction to the Book of Hebrews, New American Bible.
  • Epistles, Wikipedia.
  • "The Epistle to the Hebrews," in An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard. Full text of book online at Religion Online.
  • Hebrews: Introduction and Outline, and "Jesus as High Priest in the Letter to the Hebrews," by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • "The Argument of Hebrews," by Hampton Keathley IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Hebrews.
  • "The Letter to the Hebrews," from Many Witnesses, One Lord, William Barclay. Full text at Religion Online.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia: Epistle to the Hebrews.
  • Bible Basics (Hebrews) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: Hebrews.
  • Biblenotes summary: Hebrews.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • Hebrews, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Hebrews, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Hebrews, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • Hebrews, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Hebrews, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Hebrews, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • Hebrews, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • Hebrews, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • Hebrews, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • The Way Into the Holiest, F.B. Meyers (1951). Exhaustive study of the Book of Hebrews, from Wheaton's Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
  • Ray Stedman's Commentary on the Book of Hebrews (IVP), complete, on-line.
  • "The Five Warnings of Hebrews," by John W. Lawrence at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Letter to the Hebrews, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Hebrews, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, Hebrews, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • "Focus on Jesus: The Letter to the Hebrews," Jerry Harvill, Spirituality Today, Winter 1985.
  • A discussion of the authorship of Hebrews at the B-Greek Archive.
  • "La fede degli uomini e la singolare relazione filiale di Gesù con Dio nell’Epistola agli Ebrei", F. Manzi, Biblica Vol. 81(2000) 32-62. (English Abstract)
  • "Brotherly Love and the High Priest Christology of Hebrews," Patrick Gray, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. (This URL links entire journal in one .pdf file. Slow connections will require long download times.)
  • "The Christ of Hebrews and Other Religions," Grant R Osborne, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
  • "Melchizedek: A Model of union of Kingship and Priesthood in teh hebrew Bible, 11QMelchizedek and the Epistle to the Hebrews," Israel Knohl, Orion center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 2004.
• Articles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
  • Borchert, Gerald L., "A Superior Book: Hebrews," Review and Expositor, 1985.
  • Gray, Patrick, "Brotherly Love and the High Priest Christology of Hebrews," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
  • Güting, Eberhard, "The Methodological Contribution of Günther Zuntz to the Text of Hebrews," Novum Testamentum, 2006. Image Browse - PDF
  • Haber, Susan, "From Priestly Torah to Christ Cultus: The Re-Vision of Covenant and Cult in Hebrews," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2005.
  • "Hebrews," issue focus of Interpretation, 2003.
  • "Hebrews," issue focus of Review & Expositor, Spring, 2005.
  • Johnson, Luke Timothy, "The Scriptural World of Hebrews," Interpretation, 2003.
  • Koester, Craig R., "Hebrews, Rhetoric and the Future of Humanity," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
  • Nelson, Richard D., "'He Offered Himself,' Sacrifice in Hebrews," Interpretation, 2003.
  • Osborne, Grant R., "The Christ of Hebrews and Other Religions," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
  • Pakala, James C., "A Librarian's Comments on Commentaries: 15 (Hebrews and an Excursus on the Future of Book Publication)," Presbyterion, 2003.
  • Stevenson-Moessner, Jeanne, "The Road to Perfection - An Interpretation of Suffering in Hebrews," Interpretation, 2003.
  • Thompson, James W., "The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Pauline Legacy," Restoration Quarterly, 2005.
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  • Via, Dan O., "Revelation, Atonement, and the Scope of Faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews: A Deconstructive and Reader-Response Interpretation," Biblical Interpretation, 2003.
  • Williamson, Clark M., "Anti-Judaism in Hebrews?" Interpretation, 2003.
• Reviews:
  • Review: Iutisone Salevao, Legitimation in the Letter to the Hebrews: The Construction and Maintenance of a Symbolic Universe. Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Review by Carl Mosser in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
  • Review: Donald A Hagner, Encountering the Book of Hebrews. Baker, 2002. Review by Jon C Laansma in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
  • Review: Wilfried Eisele, Ein unerschütterliches Reich: Die mittelplatonische Umformung des Parusiegedankens im Hebräerbrief. deGruyter, 2003. Review by C. Patrick Gray in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)
  • Review: Kenneth Schenck, Understanding the Book of Hebrews: The Story Behind the Sermon. (Westminster John Knox Press, 2003) Reviewed by Richard Johnson, Moschos Goutzioudis, and James Sweeney (3 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Patrick Gray, Godly Fear: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Greco-Roman Critiques of Superstition. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2003. Reviews by Ron Fay and John Bertone in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Gabriella Gelardini, ed., Hebrews: Contemporary Methods - New Insights. Brill, 2005. Review by C. Patrick Gray, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Review: Erik M. Heen and Philip D.W. Krey, eds., Hebrews. InterVarsity Press, 2005. Review by George H. Guthrie, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Review: Daniel J. Harrington, The Letter to the Hebrews. Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by Martin Karrer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Reviews: Luke Timothy Johnson, Hebrews: A Commentary. Westminster John Knox, 2006. Reviews by Craig R. Koester and Wolfgang Kraus, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007/2008.
  • Review: Cynthia Long Westfall, A Discourse Analysis of the Letter to the Hebrews: The Relationship between Form and Meaning. T&T Clark, 2005. Review by Gabriella Gelardini, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Review: Lincoln Andrew, Hebrews: A Guide. T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Martin Karrer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Review: Herbert W. Bateman IV, ed., Four Views on the Warning Passages in Hebrews, Kregel, 2007. Review by Felix H. Cortez, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• The Text This Week's Study Resources for the General Epistles and Revelation.