Hebrews:

Hebrews stands alone among the New Testament epistles in its style and approach, and it is the only New Testament book whose authorship remains a real mystery. This profound work builds a case for the superiority of Christ through a cumulative argument in which Christ is presented as "better" in every respect. ln His person He is better than the angels, Moses, and Joshua; and in His performance He provides a better priesthood, covenant, sanctuary, and sacrifice. Evidently,…

Philemon:

This briefest of Paul’s epistles (only 334 words in the Greek text) is o model of courtesy, discretion, and loving concern for the forgiveness of one who would otherwise face the sentence of death. This tactful and highly personal letter can be divided into three components: prayer of thanksgiving for Philemon (vv. 1-7); petition of Paul for Onesimus (vv. 8-.l6); promise of Paul to Philemon (vv. 17-25).

Prayer of Thanksgiving for Philemon (vv. I -7): Writing this…

Titus:

Titus, like First Timothy, was written by Paul after his release from Roman imprisonment and was also written to an associate who was given the task of organizing and supervising a large work as an apostolic representative. Paul left Titus on the island of Crete to "set in order the things that are locking, and appoint elders in every city" (l: 5). Not long after Paul’s departure from Crete, he wrote this letter to encourage and assist Titus in his task. lt stresses sound…

Second Timothy:

Paul knows as he writes this final epistle that his days on earth ore quickly drawing to a close. About to relinquish his heavy burdens, the godly apostle seeks to challenge and strengthen his somewhat timid but faithful associate, Timothy, in his difficult ministry in Ephesus. ln spite of Paul’s bleak circumstances, this is o letter of encouragement that urges Timothy on to steadfastness in the fulfillment of his divinely appointed task. Paul calls Timothy a "good…