(the mediator of the former covenant) and to Aaron and the priestly successionĭescended from him. From the OT itself,Ĭhrist is shown to be superior to the ancient prophets, to angels, to Moses (or "new testament"), of which Christ is the mediator. The prophecies and promises of the OT are fulfilled in the "new covenant"
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The prologue ( 1:1-4) presents ChristĪs God's full and final revelation, far surpassing the revelation given in The theme of Hebrews is the absolute supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus ChristĪs revealer and as mediator of God's grace. "large number of priests who became obedient to the faith" ( Ac 6:7).
It has also been suggested that the recipients were from the Were thinking of merging with a Jewish sect, such as the one at Qumran near Some have suggested that these professing Jewish Christians The OT and who were being tempted to revert to Judaism or to Judaize the gospel The letter was addressed primarily to Jewish converts who were familiar with Present tense when speaking of the temple and the priestly activities connected The Jewish sacrificial system and (2) the author consistently uses the Greek
70 because: (1) If it had been written after this date, theĪuthor surely would have mentioned the temple's destruction and the end of Hebrews must have been written before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Of the OT (the Septuagint), which he regularly quotes. One thing is evident: The author was a master of the Greek language of hisĭay, and he was thoroughly acquainted with the pre-Christian Greek translation Was associated with Paul in the early years of the church in Corinth ( 1Co 1:12 3:4-6,22). Thorough knowledge of the Scriptures" ( Ac 18:24). Luke tells us that "he was a learned man, with a Apollos,Īn Alexandrian by birth, was also a Jewish Christian with notable intellectualĪnd oratorical abilities. Suggested by Martin Luther and who is favored by many interpreters today. The other leading candidate for authorship is Apollos, whose name was first On the first missionary journey ( Ac 13:1-4). Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the church at AntiochĬommissioned Barnabas and Paul for the work of evangelism and sent them off Priestly tribe of Levi ( Ac 4:36) who became a close friend of Paul after the Had authority in the apostolic church and was an intellectual Hebrew Christian
Of Barnabas." From the letter itself it is clear that the writer must have 200), in which he quotes from "an epistle to the Hebrews under the name The earliest suggestion of authorship is found in Tertullian's De Pudicitia, 20 Special revelation directly from the risen Lord, as had Paul ( Gal 1:11-12). The author had neither been with Jesus during his earthly ministry nor received Moreover, the statement "This salvation, which was first announcedīy the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him" ( 2:3), indicates that Identifies himself in the letter - except to indicate that he was a man (see Contrary to Paul's usual practice, the author of Hebrews nowhere That of Paul's letters, but the specific emphases and writing styles are markedlyĭifferent. There is no disharmony between the teaching of Hebrews and Since the Reformation it has been widely recognized that Paul could not haveīeen the writer. Hebrews," there was no agreement in the earliest centuries regarding its authorship. 400 to 1600) the book was commonly called "The Epistle of Paul to the The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Hebrews. This summary of the book of Hebrews provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme,
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