Some Bible commentaries seem to assume that the reader is fluent in Ancient Greek or Hebrew, which is fine if you are an academic. Other, let's put it delicately, are a little less challenging to put it mildly.

Welcome therefore the Conversation with... series – straight, down the middle commentaries for group or individual use, that do not talk up or down, but tell you what you need to know. Produced in association with the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars, these will actually appeal to Christians of most denominations, and all titles have a great series design which looks great on the bookshelf in your store or website.

This volume looks at the Epistle to the Hebrews - one of the most beautiful and elegant of New Testament books, but also a complex one; it is long, and its Old Testament quotations can deter all but the most persistent reader.