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Combining his exhaustive knowledge of Greek language and literature with his immense respect for the Scripture text, Dr. William Lane has produced a two-volume commentary on the book of Hebrews that is certain to be acclaimed as a classic in its field.

'This has been a labour 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 of Scripture that 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 by Bible commentaries that ignore 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's birth, or by calling attention to subtle shifts in a syntax and vocabulary from the Old Testament times to the days of the 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, Dr. 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 epistle.