Hebrews

Opening the book of Hebrews is a bit like stepping into Transporter Room on the starship Enterprise. A few verses are all it takes to beam us suddenly down into an alien world filled with angels, sacrificial purification rites and Melchizedek. There’s very little about Hebrews that looks, sounds or feels familiar to 21st-century people, all of which makes dealing with this letter a challenge (and explains why so many of us avoid it).

Opening the book of Hebrews is a bit like stepping into Transporter Room on the starship Enterprise. A few verses are all it takes to beam us suddenly down into an alien world filled with angels, sacrificial purification rites and Melchizedek. There’s very little about Hebrews that looks, sounds or feels familiar to 21st-century people, all of which makes dealing with this letter a challenge (and explains why so many of us avoid it).

The LDS canon's four books carry equal weight of authority. All are read as historical witnesses to God's promise of salvation.

The LDS canon's four books carry equal weight of authority. All are read as historical witnesses to God's promise of salvation.

This Hebrews text is a word crafted for a specific people by a caring preacher.

This Hebrews text is a word crafted for a specific people by a caring preacher.

People who are satisfied and content do not seek Jesus—only those who know there is something missing from their lives.