The book was long called an epistle and related to Pauline epistles, but modern scholarship agrees with the text itself in considering it a homily or exhortation. Biblical scholars grapple with the nature and purpose, along with other issues such as whether it was written before or after the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. Other topics include the eschatological world already subjected to the son, Joshua traditions and the christology of Hebrews, Melchizedek without speculation, and hearing early Christian voices in canonical and apocryphal texts. T&T Clark is an imprint of Continuum. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)