Hebrews

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The implied purpose of the book is to warn readers not to relinquish their faith in Christ but instead to endure and grow in it. Although the letter names no recipient, there are clues that the author is writing to a group of persecuted Christians with whom he is acquainted. We can infer that they were Jewish converts to the Christian faith and were in danger of drifting from their Christian faith and practice.

Next to the book of Romans, Hebrews is the most sustained work of theology in the Bible. Its subject is Christology, with emphasis on Christ’s person, priesthood, and sacrifice, but the book is equally about Christians—about what they need to believe and practice. There is a connection between those two themes: it is because of who Christ is and what he has done that we must persevere and not pin our hopes on religious practices that cannot save us. – ESV Study Bible