"The world has changed. The cost to follow Jesus is going up. Are you prepared to pay?" Though written in the 1st Century, the letter to the Hebrews recorded in the New Testament has much to say to us in the 21st Century about persevering in the cause of Christ.

Tom Sims is a graduate of the World of Life Bible Institute and has served various churches as youth pastor and teacher. He is the author of the newly published Unpuzzling Hebrews: A New Translation and Commentary. He has been married to his wife Janine since 2008, and the Lord has blessed them with two daughters.

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Resources Mentioned

• unpuzzlinghebrews.com
• David M. Allen. “Deuteronomy and Exhortation in Hebrews: A Study in Narrative Re-Presentation." Mohr Siebeck, 2008.
• Dwight Pryor, Center for Judaic-Christian Studies.
• William Lane's two volume commentary on Hebrews in the Word Biblical Commentary series.
• Edward William Fudge, Hebrews: Ancient Encouragement for Believers Today, Leafwood Publishers, 2009.
• Madison N. Pierce, Divine Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews: The Recontextualization of Spoken Quotations of Scripture, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
• Matthew W. Bates, The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in the New Testament and Early Christian Interpretations of the Old Testament,  Oxford University Press, 2016.
• Jason A. Whitlark, Resisting Empire: Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to “the Hebrews.”, T&T Clark, 2016.
• Michael Wade Martin and Jason A. Whitlark, Inventing Hebrews: Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric. Cambridge University Press, 2018.
• John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life, Crossway Books, 2003.