George Wesley Buchanan is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary and an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church. In addition to receiving numerous research grants and research fellowships, he has published widely, including 'Jewish Messianic Movements from AD 70 to AD 1300' and 'The Book of Daniel.'
How fitting it is that after some thirty-five years since the
appearance of
his original Anchor Bible Commentary on Hebrews Professor George
Wesley
Buchanan again turns his hand to this challenging document of
early
Christianity--now as an intertextual commentary. Here he further
elaborates
upon his novel thesis that Hebrews 1-12 is a midrashic sermon based
on Psalm
110, giving special attention throughout to its frequent use of
scripture.
The commentary in a way represents vintage Buchanan. It is at once
fresh,
bold, provocative, suggestive, learned, and filled with helpful
insight.
Buchanan is equally conversant with ancient sources and modern
scholarship,
including recent archaeology. His masterful knowledge of Judaism,
displayed
in many publications over the years, pays rich dividends in the
commentary.
Buchanan is never dull, never predictable. Never does one have the
feeling
that one is getting things second hand; on the contrary, it is
continually
evident that one is reading the result of a direct, fresh encounter
with the
text. Above all, Buchanan does what he also asks his readers to do:
Think
for yourself! Knowledge, after all, will not progress if one
accepts only
traditional and settled opinions on everything. This is anything
but just
another commentary on Hebrews. It will engage and challenge readers
as very
few commentaries do! Therefore, I am happy to recommend it!
Donald A. Hagner
George Eldon Ladd Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological
Seminary
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