Commentaries on the Epistle to the Hebrews

There are dozens of scholarly Commentaries on the Epistle to the Hebrews.^[1][2]

Affordably available for only about $7 from Kindle,^[3] A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews by Philip Edgcumbe Hughes (1977) is one of the best. An Anglican scholar, Hughes includes superb information about how Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther viewed this Epistle.

Hughes correctly rejects Paul as a potential author of this Epistle, and includes a lengthy discussion of other possibilities. His treatment of the date of authorship is too short and inadequate, however, and fails to recognize multiple indications that the date was 33 A.D. See Date of Hebrews.

Hughes alertly recognizes that a postscript was added to this Epistle later.

Hughes has extensive commentary on the creation verse, Heb 11:3 , treating it entirely as though it refers only to the moment of creation in the distant past although the Greek verb tenses could imply an ongoing creation. Hughes discusses views of other Bible scholars about this verse.

Affordable for merely a few dollars on Kindle, these 4175-searchable pages include the views of Barnes, Calvin, Clarke, Henry, MacLaren, Spurgeon and Wesley on the Epistle to the Hebrews.

John Calvin was an enthusiastic promoter of the Epistle to the Hebrews who correctly rejected the notion that Paul was its author. Calvin cites Chapter 2 of this Epistle for concluding that the author was one of the early disciples, presumably referring to this: "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. ... It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard ...." Heb 2:1-3

• William L. Lane (1991)
• R.T. France (2006)
• Paul Ellingworth (1993)
• F.F. Bruce (1990)