The Bible in a Year

New Testament

Titus 1 to Hebrews 11
Read this coming week:
Jun 6 1 Kgs 3‐4, Ps 125, Titus 1‐3 Jun 7 1 Kgs 5‐6, Ps 126, Philem Jun 8 1
Kgs 7, Ps 127, Heb 1‐3 Jun 9 1 Kgs 8, Ps 128, Heb 4‐6 Jun 10 1 Kgs 9‐10,
Ps 129, Heb 7‐8 Jun 11 1 Kgs 11, Ps 130, Heb 9 Jun 12 1 Kgs 12‐13, Ps
131, Heb 10 Jun 13 1 Kgs 14‐15, Ps 132, Heb 11

Reading Questions
For next week you’re reading Titus 1 to Hebrews 11.
Answer the following:
• Compare the qualifications for Christian leaders in
I Timothy and Titus.
• Who is Paul writing to in Philemon?
• What roles does Jesus seem to fulfill in the first 3
chapters of Hebrews?
• How is God’s “rest” shown to be important in
Hebrews?
• What important points about Jesus does the
author of Hebrews make through the Melchizedek
comparison? (ch 7-8)
• How does Jesus serve as a high priest (ch. 9)?
 • Why should we not “neglect to meet together”
according to Hebrews (ch 10)?
• List the examples of faith provided in Hebrews 11.
Hebrews, the Sermon Letter
The book of Hebrews is a unique item in the canon of
Scripture. It is one of the few New Testament books for
which we have no clear author because the author does
not designate who is writing the words. Many guesses
have been made throughout history. Martin Luther
thought that the author might be Apollos. Others
thought it might be Barnabas. Still others yet, an
otherwise unknown Christian bishop.

What does seem to be clear, however, is that this book

is a letter containing sermons that would have either all
been read together in one sitting or doled out in a series
(more likely). The evidence of sermonic content comes
largely from some common sermonic devices for the
time:
• Evidence of a source text – Just as in sermons
today, the sermon appears to come as an
application of a source text or source texts from
already established Scripture (in large degree the
Psalms in Hebrews).
• Allegorical use of ideas – Although not used in
most sermons today, it was common for early
Christian sermons to explain the Old Testament
by way of allegory.
• Didactic nature – The letter of Hebrews seems to
set out to teach the deeper level of Christian life
to those who need to gain a fuller understanding.
• Clear warnings and implications – Peppered
throughout the book, we find clear applications of
the message for individual Christian life.
Please don’t throw this away. If you’re not going to use it, leave it for
someone else to use.