Literary Devices in Hebrews
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Studying the Bible is tough work. The New Testament was written almost 2,000 years ago and sometimes it's hard for us to figure out just where and when these guys were coming from. The WhereWhere d...
Genre
You'll most commonly see Hebrews called out as an "epistle, which is just a fancy word that means letters. But at first glance, The Epistle to the Hebrews doesn't seem very epistle-like. It doesn't...
What's Up With the Title?
The authors of New Testament books didn't title their works. If they did, then we might be reading "The Most Awesome Gospel of All-Time According to John" right now. But since later generations of...
Trivia
Lots of folks like to refer to Jesus as an "anchor"—someone who keeps you still in rocky waters. That image comes from Hebrews 6:19: "we have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul."...
Sex Drugs And Violence Rating
This biblical book has a pretty squeaky clean image. There are no drugs and no sex…unless you count the author telling you that "God will judge fornicators and adulterers" (13:4). Cheery. There a...
Allusions
Othello by William ShakespeareEven though he's not a Christian, Othello alludes to Hebrews 12:6—"For the Lord disciplines those whom he loves"—as he contemplates killing his wife. We're not exa...