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Graham grove at 10:00, 8 October 2006

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Cpark at 00:22, 13 October 2005

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Muser at 16:11, 12 October 2005

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Muser at 16:07, 12 October 2005

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Graham grove at 03:13, 6 February 2005

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Graham grove at 03:10, 6 February 2005

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Graham grove at 03:07, 6 February 2005

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Graham grove: Reverted edit of 201.224.75.198, changed back to last version by Cpark

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-''In brief'': The Epistle to the Hebrews is a book of the New Testament. The author of this letter is not known. It explains the message of Christ and his atoning sacrifice and contains many references to the Old Testament.
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 '''Overviews'''
-* [[An overview of Hebrews|An overview of Hebrews (authorship, place and date of writing)]]
+* [[An overview of Hebrews|An overview of the Epistle to the Hebrews]]
 * [[About the epistle to the Hebrews]]
 * [[Epistle to the Hebrews (wikipedia)]]

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−	~~[[An overview~~ of ~~Hebrews\|An overview~~ of ~~Hebrews (authorship, place~~ and ~~date of writing)]]~~	+	''In brief'': The Epistle to the Hebrews is a book of the New Testament. The author of this letter is not known. It explains the message of Christ and his atoning sacrifice and contains many references to the Old Testament.

−	~~[[Studies and commentaries of Hebrews]]~~

−	[[Bible, English, King James, Hebrews]]	+	----
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		+	'''Overviews'''
		+	* [[An overview of Hebrews\|An overview of Hebrews (authorship, place and date of writing)]]
		+	* [[About the epistle to the Hebrews]]
		+	* [[Epistle to the Hebrews (wikipedia)]]
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		+	'''Text'''
		+	* [[Bible, English, King James, Hebrews]]
		+	* [[Bible, English, World English, Hebrews]]
		+	* [[Bible, English, American Standard Version, Hebrews]]
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		+	'''Studies and commentaries of Hebrews'''
		+	* [[Apologetics: Hebrews]]
		+	* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Hebrews]]
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		+	'''Articles / opinions'''
		+	* [[Comments about the epistle to the Hebrews]]
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		+	'''Quotes'''
		+	* [[Quotes about the epistles to the Hebrews'''
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		+	'''External links'''
		+	* [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/goodspeed/ch16.html Goodspeed's introductory analysis of ''Hebrews''], 1908 at earlychristianwritings.com
		+	* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'':] Epistle to the Hebrews
		+	* [http://www.ccel.org/e/easton/ebd/ebd.html ''Easton's Bible Dictionary'' 1897:] Epistle to the Hebrews
		+	* [http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyan_theology/theojrnl/16-20/16-13.htm Holiness in Hebrews] by Wayne McCown
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		+	Return to [[Bible]] contents page

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−	~~==Authorship==~~	+	[[An overview of Hebrews]]
−	A considerable variety of opinions on this subject has been advanced from the earliest times. From around AD 400 to 1600, the author was traditionally considered to be Paul. However, the epistle makes no internal claim of authorship, which is inconsistent with the rest of Paul's epistles. Also, while many of the letter's ideas are Pauline, the writing style is substantially different than that of [[~~Pauline Epistles \| Paul's epistles~~]], nor does the epistle contain a discourse on Apostolic authority. The author of the epistle also includes himself as a second generation believer in chapter 2.3-4, this would seem to indicate that Paul was not the author.

−	In addition to Paul, some have suggested Paul's companion Silas, [[Pope Clement I]], [[Luke]], or some unknown Alexandrian Christian. Some modern scholars have also proposed Priscilla as a possible author. A leading candidate is [[Barnabas]], first suggested around AD 300 by [[Tertullian]]. Barnabas is considered a leading candidate because his association with Paul may explain some of the Pauline ideas contained within the epistle. He was also proposed early (AD 300) as a possible author. The second leading candidate is [[Apollos]], first suggested by [[Martin Luther]]. An association with Pauline thought helps Apollos to stand out as a possible candidate for the author of the epistle. Furthermore some of the Hellenistic "coloring" of the epistle could be accounted for since Apollos was from Alexandria.	+	[[Bible, English, King James, Hebrews]]
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−	~~Modern scholarship has reached no strong consensus on the authorship of the epistle.~~
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−	~~==Place of Writing==~~
−	The place of writing is perhaps the most difficult question to answer as it relates to the introductory material surrounding the Epistle to the Hebrews. The reference to the Italian brothers in 13.24 has lead some to suggest that it was written from Italy, perhaps from Rome itself. However, the evidence here is not conclusive. Others have suggested just as strongly that the reference in 13.24 does not demand that the letter be written from Italy. It could simply be referring to italian believers by descent, though not by location.
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−	~~==Date of Composition==~~
−	There is much debate surrounding the date of the writing of the Epistle to the Hebrews. However, unless [[Clement of Rome]] was the author it must have been written before AD 96, since Clement cites it in that year. The author also refers to temple practices as if they were still in function leading some to conclude that the date of composition must be prior to AD 70. This does not need to be the case though because the author is speaking specifically of the [[tabernacle]], not the temple, and the Tabernacle had not been functioning for almost a thousand years. It must then be concluded that there is no hard and fast date for the writing of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
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−	~~==Original Recipients==~~
−	It is hard to say who the original readers were with any certainty beyond the fact that they must have been familiar with the Hebrew Bible and Jewish customs of the first century. Some have suggested that the epistle was written to a community of Jews who had fled Jerusalem (but had remained in Palestine) following the death of Stephen. Others hold to Jerusalem as the location of the original recipients. These options leave many questions however, and may not be the most likely locations. Rome and Alexandria have also both been suggested. Both cities had Jewish populations during the first century AD, Alexandria more so than Rome. However, it is almost impossible to know for certain were the orignial recipients resided given available evidence.
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−	~~==Canonicity==~~
−	The early church appears to have accepted the book as Canonical. Clement of Rome quoted the epistle in his letter to the Church at Corinth in AD 96. Hebrews was also included in the lists of NT books by Origen, Eusebius, Athanasius, Cyril, and finally by the Council of Laodicea.
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−	~~==See also==~~
−	* [[General epistles]]
−	* [[Bible, English, King James, Hebrews]]
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−	~~==External Links==~~
−	* [http://www.biblegateway.com/bgaudio?passage=Hebrews&submit=Lookup CEV Audio Bible of Hebrews]
−	* [http://www.biblegateway.com/bgaudio/spanish/LBLA/?passage=Hebrews&submit=Lookup Spanish Audio Bible of Hebrews]
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−	~~==Sources==~~
−	* The Anchor Bible: To the Hebrews
−	* IVP Dictionary of the Latter New Testament
−	* New International Commentary on the New Testament
−	* The Writings of Tertullian, vol. 1

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