Hebrews

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 2008 - Religion - 80 pages

In this volume pastor and scholar Earl Johnson, Jr., discusses how the book of Hebrews encouraged people to remain faithful through its claims that Jesus was the true and final revelation of God, God's eternal priest who was superior to the prophets of the Old Testament, and the way to our salvation--three truths that still exist for Christians today.

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Page v - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us...

About the author (2008)

Earl S. Johnson, Jr. is an adjunct professor of religion at Siena College and a regular columnist for Presbyterian Outlook. Now retired, he was previously Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, New York. He is the author of several books, including Selected to Serve, Second Edition, The Presbyterian Trustee, and Witness without Parallel: Eight Biblical Texts That Make Us Presbyterian, published by Geneva Press.

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