"A French commentator, C. Spicq, describes these first four verses of Hebrews as follows:
"A French commentator, C. Spicq, describes these first four verses of Hebrews as follows:
{{cquote|In a single long sentence, which constitutes without any doubt the most perfect Greek sentence construction in the New Testament, the author of Hebrews presents the Person and the work of Christ, incarnate and glorious Son of God, creator, sustainer, revealer, saviour and sovereign king of redeemed humanity, object of the faith and of the hope of the Christian community. Its excellence results from the four contrasts: between the former and the new revelation; between our ancestors and us; between the Son and the prophets and angels; between the former times and these last times.}} [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/cr/rR7VHW4CV1FF9K]
{{cquote|In a single long sentence, which constitutes without any doubt the most perfect Greek sentence construction in the New Testament, the author of Hebrews presents the Person and the work of Christ, incarnate and glorious Son of God, creator, sustainer, revealer, saviour and sovereign king of redeemed humanity, object of the faith and of the hope of the Christian community. Its excellence results from the four contrasts: between the former and the new revelation; between our ancestors and us; between the Son and the prophets and angels; between the former times and these last times.}} [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/cr/rR7VHW4CV1FF9K]