The New Testament: An Historical and Analytic Survey by Merrill C. Tenney
I. The Better Messenger: the Son (1.1-2.18)
Qualifications 1.1-3
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Superiority to Angels 1.4-14
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Parenthesis: The Period of Neglect 2.1-4
The Incarnation 2.5-18
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II. The Better Apostle (3.1-4.13)
Superiority to Moses 3.1-6
Parenthesis: : The Peril of Unbelief 3.7-19
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Superiority of His Rest 4.1-10
Parenthesis: The Peril of Disobedience 4.11-13
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III. The Better Priest (4.14-7.28)
Comparison with Aaron 4.14-5.4
The Order of Malchizedek 5.5-7.25
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Appointed 5.5-6
Author of salvation 5.7-10
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Parenthesis: The Peril of Immaturity 5.11-6.12
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Foreruner 6.13-20
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A living priest 7.1-17
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Constistuted by oath 7.18-25
Relation to Sacrifice 7.26-28
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IV. The Better Covenant ((8.1-9.28)
The Establishment of the Covenant 8.1-13
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The Content of the Old Covenant 9.1-10
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Christ and the New Covenant 9.11-28
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V. The Better Sacrifice (10.1-31)
Impotence of the Law 10.1-4
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The Offering of Christ 10.5--18
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Parenthesis:The Peril of Rejection 10.19-31
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VI. The Better Way: Faith (10.32-12.29)
The Need of Faith 10.32-39
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Examples of Faith 11.1-40
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Exercise of Faith 12.1-17
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The Objective of Faith 12.18-24
Parenthesis: The Peril of Refusal 12.25-29
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VII. Conclusion: The Practice of Faith (13.1-25)
In Social Relations 13.1-6
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In Spiritual Relations 13.7-17
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Personal Salutations 13.18-25
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Inductive Bible Study site
1 Chapter 1:1-4. Deity of Jesus
2 Chapter 1:4-14. Jesus Compared to Angels
3 Chapter 2:1 -8. Man, Not Angels, Lord of Future World
4 Chapter 2:9-18. Christ's Unity with Man
5 Chapter 3:1 -6. Christ Compared to Moses
6 Chapter 3:7-19. Warning against Unbelief
7 Chapter 4:1-11. Canaan a Type of Heaven
8 Chapter 4:12-13. Power of God's Word
9 Chapter 4:14-16. Christ Our High Priest
10 Chapter 5:1-10. Christ Compared to Levitical Priests
11 Chapter 5:11-14. Dull of Hearing
12 Chapter 6. Warning Against Apostasy
13 Chapter 7:1-10. Melchizedek
14 Chapter 7:11-12. Levitical Priesthood Temporary
15 Chapter 7:13-28. Christ's Priesthood Eternal
16 Chapter 8. The New Covenant
17 Chapter 9:1-14. Christ and the Tabernacle
18 Chapter 9:15-28. The New Testament
19 Chapter 10:1-25. Sin Removed Forever
20 Chapter 10:26-39. Rejection of Christ
21 Chapter 11. Heroes of Faith
22 Chapter 12. Keep Your Eyes Upon Jesus
23 Chapter 13. Gracious Exhortations
2 Chapter 1:4-14. Jesus Compared to Angels
3 Chapter 2:1 -8. Man, Not Angels, Lord of Future World
4 Chapter 2:9-18. Christ's Unity with Man
5 Chapter 3:1 -6. Christ Compared to Moses
6 Chapter 3:7-19. Warning against Unbelief
7 Chapter 4:1-11. Canaan a Type of Heaven
8 Chapter 4:12-13. Power of God's Word
9 Chapter 4:14-16. Christ Our High Priest
10 Chapter 5:1-10. Christ Compared to Levitical Priests
11 Chapter 5:11-14. Dull of Hearing
12 Chapter 6. Warning Against Apostasy
13 Chapter 7:1-10. Melchizedek
14 Chapter 7:11-12. Levitical Priesthood Temporary
15 Chapter 7:13-28. Christ's Priesthood Eternal
16 Chapter 8. The New Covenant
17 Chapter 9:1-14. Christ and the Tabernacle
18 Chapter 9:15-28. The New Testament
19 Chapter 10:1-25. Sin Removed Forever
20 Chapter 10:26-39. Rejection of Christ
21 Chapter 11. Heroes of Faith
22 Chapter 12. Keep Your Eyes Upon Jesus
23 Chapter 13. Gracious Exhortations
Verse by verse inductive and exegetical Bible Studies into
the Book of Hebrews:
- Hebrews 1:1-4 Jesus is Supreme!
- Hebrews 1:5-14 The Sonship of Christ!
- Hebrews 2:1-4 Listen to Christ!
- Hebrews 2:5-11 Jesus Founds our Salvation!
- Hebrews 2:12-18 Jesus our Compassionate God!
- Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus is Greater than Moses!
- Hebrews 3:7-19 Learning from Failure!
- Hebrews 4:1-11 A Rest for the God's People!
- Hebrews 4:12-13 The Piercing Power of God's Word!
- Hebrews 4:14-16 Jesus our High Priest!
- Hebrews 5:1-10 Jesus the One Who we Go To!
- Hebrews 5:11-14 Our Call to Christian Maturity!
- Hebrews 6:1-12 Beware of Apostasy!
- Hebrews 6:13-20 We have Hope in God!
- Hebrews 7:1-10 Melchizedek the Forerunner!
- Hebrews 7:11-28 Melchizedek: the Christ Archetype!
- Hebrews 8:1-13 Christ our High Priest!
- Hebrews 9:1-10 Jesus is our Perfect Sanctuary!
- Hebrews 9:11-28 The Blood of Christ!
- Hebrews 10:1-18 Christ's Sufficient Sacrifice!
- Hebrews 10:19-25 The Full Assurance of Faith!
- Hebrews 10:26-39 The Danger of Apostasy!
- Hebrews 11:1-16 What is Faith?
- Hebrews 11:17-31 The Hall of Fame of Faith!
- Hebrews 11:31-40 Examples of Faith!
- Hebrews 12:1-3 Jesus; the Perfecter of our Faith!
- Hebrews 12:4-13 Jesus Helps in our Struggle of Faith!
- Hebrews 12:14-29 Strive for Jesus!
- Hebrews 13:1-8 True Love with Jesus!
- Hebrews 13:9-25 Concluding Exhortations!!
Lesson 2 Jesus, a Better Messenger Hebrews
1:1-4
Lesson 3 Jesus,
Better Than the Angels Hebrews
1:4-14
Lesson 4 Jesus,
a Better Brother (and 1st warning) Hebrews
2:1-18
Lesson 5 Jesus,
Better than Moses (and 2nd warning) Hebrews
3:1-19
Lesson 6 Jesus,
a Better Rest (and 3rd warning) Hebrews
4:1-13
Lesson 7 Jesus,
a Better Priest Hebrews
4:14-5:10
Lesson 8 Danger
of Immaturity and Apostasy (4th warning) Hebrews 5:11-6:12
Lesson 9 Jesus,
the Forerunner Hebrews
6:13-20
Lesson 10 Jesus,
the Forever Priest Hebrews
7:1-22
Lesson 11 Jesus,
Guarantor and Priest of the Better Covenant Hebrews
7:22-8:7
Lesson 12 The
Better Covenant Hebrews
8:6-13
Lesson 13 Christ,
Mediator of the New Covenant Hebrews
9:1-28
Lesson 14 Christ,
the Last Sacrifice Hebrews
10:1-18
Lesson 15 Confident
Access and Danger of Willful Sinning (5th warning) Hebrews 10:19-39
Lesson 16 Hall
of Faith Hebrews
11
Lesson 17 Jesus,
Author and Perfecter of Our Faith (and 6th warning) Hebrews
12:1-17
Lesson 18 The
Unshakable Kingdom Hebrews
12:18-29
Lesson 19 The
Practice of Faith Hebrews
13
Lesson 20 Review
of the Warning Passages
Lesson 21 Review
of How Jesus is Superior