The Epistle to the Hebrews is the most Christological epistle in the New Testament. Unlike any other inspired writings, the Epistle accentuates Christ's present high priesthood ministry for His people, based upon His sufficient once-for-all sacrifice for them. Interestingly, except in regard to Abraham, the "Hebrews" are never addressed. The recipients of the letter were addressed as "the holy brethren" (3:1) and suffering severe persecution. The author encourages these brethren to persevere in hope of the coming messianic kingdom.

Except for one quotation from the Scriptures, namely Hebrews 10:30, all others are from the LXX. The author explicitly quotes from the Scriptures thirty-five times; fourteen of these quotations are drawn from the Psalms. Many other allusions to the Scriptures are also made.

The vocabulary and style are more challenging than other Greek New Testament epistles because of these quotations. The author was a literary genius.  Among other literary devices, he used inclusio, linking words, the repetition of key terms, and alternation between exposition and admonition. The author's periods are often long, resembling the style of Classical Greek as in Luke & Acts. His style and phraseology is that of a scholar, well-steeped in the Scriptures. Because of his eloquent writing style and smoothness of transitions, it is sometimes difficult to discern where one paragraph ends and another begins.

The Epistle has one hundred and fifty-four hapax legomena (compared to one hundred and thirteen in Romans and ninety-nine in First Corinthians), words that are found in it but nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. The author makes copious use of complicated participial constructions. Because of the special challenges presented in this letter, it is recommended that this diagram set be purchased after at least three semesters of Greek.

The Epistle to the Hebrews is also part of the NTGreek In Diagram's Master Diagram, Master Diagram Upgrade, and General Epistles Collections. Every Collection includes all diagrams in a single convenient bookmarked PDF document that makes navigation incredibly easy.

If you are a Greek professor or instructor and desire more information about group discounts, please contact me. Several Greek professors and instructors encourage their students to purchase the diagrams and use them as part of the class curriculum.