In The Letter to the Hebrews the editor of this series brings his clarifying light to an epistle that is, in his own words, "the most difficult book in the whole New Testament" for the reader. "Even when it was first written," continues Dr. Barclay, "it was written by a scholar for a little group of scholars. The knowledge which it demands of the Old Testament and of the Hebrew sacrificial system was never the possession of every man; and if it was difficult for the people for whom it was first written, it will still more difficult for us today. But I believe that there is no book in the New Testament that is more worth the effort to understand. I believe that no New Testament book gives us such a glorious picture of Jesus Christ, in all the splendor of His manhood and in all the majesty of His diety." Dr. Barclay's direct, perceptive and informed commentary on this complex book will indeed unlock its treasures for many readers.

William Barclay