Excerpt from The Conception of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, 1936, Boston University Graduate School 70 Ibid' p. 410 8. Bruce, A. B., The Epistle to the Hebrews, p. 2.|with a contemporary pressure from the outside, threatened to prove dangerous to them on account of their dullness of faith (heb. And it is to this situation that the writer addresses himself.9 It seems on first enlightenment the Hebrews had showed themselves sincere, expressing Christian love, enduring persecution, taking Joyfully the spoiling of their goods knowing that ye yourselves have a better possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.