Hebrews Bibliography

Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. NICNT. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1990.

Leading evangelical British scholar of the twentieth century. Sensitive to NT use of the OT. Conversant with Greco-Roman context, Second Temple Jewish sources, and modern interpretive views. Discerning evaluation of exegetical problems and their proposed solutions.

Hughes, Philip Edgcumbe. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1977.

Evangelical Anglican (Reformed). Engages Patristic, medieval, and Reformation interpreters as well as modern approaches, especially those influenced by initial research in Qumran Literature.

Johnson, Luke Timothy. Hebrews: A Commentary. NTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2006.

Conservative historical-critical Roman Catholic. Gives attention to Hebrews’s use of the OT through the LXX, and emphasizes Jesus as our moral example of endurance in faith.

Lane, William L. Hebrews 1–8 and Hebrews 9–13. WBC. Dallas: Word, 1991.

Evangelical, in the tradition of covenant theology and Reformed biblical theology (cf. Geerhardus Vos, below). The two volumes, containing over seven hundred pages of text, offer thorough exploration of historical contexts (Greco-Roman world and Second Temple Judaism), vocabulary, syntax, genre, OT–NT intertextuality, theological motifs, and pastoral implications.

Schreiner, Thomas R. Commentary on Hebrews. Biblical Theology for Christian Proclamation. Nashville: Holman, 2015.

Evangelical (Reformed). Clear and accessible, blending exegetical discernment and biblical-theological interconnections with attention to how Hebrews should be preached in the twenty-first century.

Vos, Geerhardus. The Teaching of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1956. Reprint Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, n.d.

Reformed and Evangelical. Vos, the “father” of Reformed biblical theology, pioneered redemptive-historical interpretation and attention to the distinctive theological contributions of Scripture’s human authors. Not a commentary but a thematic exploration of Hebrews’s treatment of covenant, history of revelation, priesthood, and sacrifice. Provides a framework and categories for interpreting individual passages.