The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is an empassioned [[treatise]] on the superiority of [[Christianity]] compared to [[Judaism]], of [[the Gospel]] of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] compared to [[Torah|the Law]] of [[Moses]]. All major biblical scholars and expositors over the centuries concur in their understanding that the leading object of the author of this work is to guard those to whom it was addressed against the deadly danger of provoking the wrath of the Lord by apostasy from Christianity, by falling away from Christ and turning back to Judaism.<ref>See Topical Bible "provocation" (of God) at https://biblehub.com/topical/p/provocation.htm </ref> | The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] is an empassioned [[treatise]] on the superiority of [[Christianity]] compared to [[Judaism]], of [[the Gospel]] of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] compared to [[Torah|the Law]] of [[Moses]]. All major biblical scholars and expositors over the centuries concur in their understanding that the leading object of the author of this work is to guard those to whom it was addressed against the deadly danger of provoking the wrath of the Lord by apostasy from Christianity, by falling away from Christ and turning back to Judaism.<ref>See Topical Bible "provocation" (of God) at https://biblehub.com/topical/p/provocation.htm </ref> |