Exhortations for Jesus followers (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16)
One form of ancient instruction was paraenesis, which lists various rules without a clear outline or progression of thought.
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Like much of Hebrews, the context immediately preceding chapter 13 emphasizes that we should not take for granted the new revelation in Christ. This new revelation raises the stakes of existing moral concerns based in earlier biblical teaching. The writer’s exhortations set Christian ethics in context.
