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*''Josephus: The Essential Writings'' A Condensation of ''Jewish Antiquities'' and ''The Jewish War'', Translated and Edited by Paul L. Maier, © 1988, Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc. P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501<br>''Eusebius—The Church History: A New Translation with Commentary'' Copyright © 1999 by Paul Maier, Published by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel Inc., P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501</ref>
 
*''Josephus: The Essential Writings'' A Condensation of ''Jewish Antiquities'' and ''The Jewish War'', Translated and Edited by Paul L. Maier, © 1988, Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc. P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501<br>''Eusebius—The Church History: A New Translation with Commentary'' Copyright © 1999 by Paul Maier, Published by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel Inc., P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501</ref>
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This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[homosexual marriage]] and adultery:  "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref>
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This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and [[adultery]]:  "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref>
    
'''Written at the highest intellectual level''':  This Epistle was written '''''perfectly''''' in a higher form of Greek than any other book ever written in history.  "It would be difficult to find anywhere passages more exact and pregnant in expression than i. 1-4; ii. 14-18; vii, 26-28; xii, 18-24."<ref>''The Epistle to the Hebrews: The Greek Texts with Notes and Essays'' (edited by Brooke Foss Westcott), xlvi</ref>  There is also a striking absence of five words commonly used in other parts of the New Testament.  This short book demonstrates a phenomenal knowledge of Scriptures by the author, and draws an analogy between the new concept of [[Christian]] [[faith]] and the sacrifice of [[Isaac]] in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>Saldarini, Anthony J. [http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/hebrews.htm ''Epistle to the Hebrews''] Believe. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref><ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' p.1113 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref>  It contains a record number of words that do not appear anywhere else in the New Testament, and the style of the writing is at the highest level of Greek found anywhere.   
 
'''Written at the highest intellectual level''':  This Epistle was written '''''perfectly''''' in a higher form of Greek than any other book ever written in history.  "It would be difficult to find anywhere passages more exact and pregnant in expression than i. 1-4; ii. 14-18; vii, 26-28; xii, 18-24."<ref>''The Epistle to the Hebrews: The Greek Texts with Notes and Essays'' (edited by Brooke Foss Westcott), xlvi</ref>  There is also a striking absence of five words commonly used in other parts of the New Testament.  This short book demonstrates a phenomenal knowledge of Scriptures by the author, and draws an analogy between the new concept of [[Christian]] [[faith]] and the sacrifice of [[Isaac]] in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>Saldarini, Anthony J. [http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/hebrews.htm ''Epistle to the Hebrews''] Believe. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref><ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' p.1113 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref>  It contains a record number of words that do not appear anywhere else in the New Testament, and the style of the writing is at the highest level of Greek found anywhere.   
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