Hebrews 9-13
Bible scholars and students of scripture who have
anticipated Dr. William Lane's two-volume commentary on
the Book of Hebrews will find their expectations met.
Combining his exhaustive knowledge of Greek language
and literature with his immense respect for the scripture
text, Dr. Lane has produced a work which seems certain to
be acclaimed as a classic in its field.
"This has been a labor of love for the Church," he
explains.While his primary audience is Bible scholars, these
pages contain a wealth of instruction for pastors and
teachers in the churches. Dr. Lane's high goal in this work
is to take a section ofScripture which has been neglected in
the worship and teaching of the modern church and to allow
our tentative age to hear once more its call for "ultimate
certainty and ultimate commitment."
Any reader who has been frustrated with a Bible
commentary which ignores the knotty problems in the text
will be delighted to discover the thorough and responsible
way this work deals with every phrase of every verse.
Careful students will appreciate Dr. Lane's ability to shine
light on difficult passages by identifying in their words the
echoes of Judaic thought and language from the years just
before Jesus' birth, or by calling attention to subtle shifts in
syntax and vocabulary from the Old Testament times to the
days ofthe early church when Hebrews was written.
"Hebrews," Dr. Lane says, "is a sermon in actual life."
It is, at the same time, "a sermon reduced to writing."
Acknowledging that the jury is still out on such basic
matters as who wrote the Book of Hebrews and for whom it
was written, William Lane humbly but forcefully sets his
ideas alongside those of other writers and scholars. His
extensive bibliographical lists for every segment of the text
will prove invaluable to those pursuing a serious study of
Hebrews, and his irenic interaction with other writers past
and present will assure readers of this commentary that they
have been exposed to all the credible scholarship on this
extraordinary Bible book.
Series : World Biblical Commentary
William L. Lane was Professor Religious Studies at Western Kentucky University for fifteen years, having served before that as Professor of New Testament and Judaic Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is no Dean of the School of Religion at Seattle and Professor of Biblical Studies at Seattle Pacific University. He holds degrees from Gordon Divinity School and Westminster Theological Seminary, with a Th.D. in Biblical Studies from Harvard University. His prior publications include the New International Commentary volume on the Gospel of Mark.
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