Hebrews was written to challenge and encourage professing Jewish believers who were considering abandoning the Christian faith and returning to the Jewish religion. Throughout his work, the unknown author shows how Christ is superior to all that the Old Testament offered, including prophets, the High Priest, the Levitical sacrificial system and the Old Covenant. In Christ, all believers hold Jesus to be the ultimate Prophet, Priest, and King, who gives to them all the blessings of the New Covenant. The author also shows that the prophets and other men of faith of these times actually are united to Christians, and not to followers of the present day Jewish faith. - Back cover.