A Faith That Endures: The Book of Hebrews Applied to the Real Issues of Life

by J. Dwight Pentecost

Dr. Pentecost's pentrating insight into Hebrews encourages you to truly know God, patiently endure the trials of life, and look beyond your difficult circumstances toward the certain hope eternity offers.

Genres: Christian, Reference, New Testament

237 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

J. Dwight Pentecost is Distinguished Professor of Bible Exposition, Emeritus, at Dallas Theological Seminary where he has served since 1955. He holds a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College and both the Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary. His nearly twenty books include Design for Discipleship: Discovering God's Blueprint for the Christian Life; Your Adversary, the Devil; and The Divine Comforter: The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit.

Reviews

[Ethan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A basic level Evangelical commentary of the letter to the Hebrews.

The author is highly influenced by dispensational premillennialism and makes far more reference to a millennial kingdom than could be reasonably expected from what is established in the letter to the Hebrews. The author provides basic explanation with a lot of "sidebar" type attempts at application or exhortation.

This commentary surely exists but I am not sure what real benefit it can provide. There's not much substantively here; one can get a more holistic and basic contextual interpretation from Tom Wright, and other commentaries provide good depth. This might have served many Evangelicals well as a basic level conversation about Hebrews for a time, but honestly, not enough here to justify the reading effort.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good and thorough commentary on Hebrews. While it is thorough, it doesn't pick apart each verse but instead explains sections at a time. It is easy to understand, and I really enjoyed the little personal application blurbs that Pentecost included on the bottom of most pages. Negatively, it's a bit dry so it's easy to start daydreaming and not have a clue what the last few pages you just read said, so having a good attention span and a quiet atmosphere is helpful when reading this book.

[James P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent presentation of his viewpoint, but doesn't address the critical issue of the warning passages.