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Hebrews

Dec 8, 2006 Print This Post

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Hebrews

Author

This one is a bit tricky. There are a lot of people who are convinced Hebrews was written by Paul, but that is merely tradition because it never overtly says so. Others believe it was Barnabas. One way or another, we will never know for sure until we get to ask Jesus about it.

Intended Audience

We don’t know with certainty who this book was written to, but it has historically been called “Hebrews” because it seems very clear that it was written to a Jewish audience. It talks about the Levitical priesthood and often refers to the Old Testament which makes it seem like it was written to those who would care about those things in the early church.

Theme

The theme of this book is Jesus, plain and simple. It talks about his deity, the reasons he came and died and rose again, and the fact that He is our High Priest. It is a great apologetic, especially to those from a Jewish background.

Random Thoughts

This book would have shaken up Jews in the first century, not only because of it’s clear insistence that Jesus was the coming Messiah, but that it is by faith in him, not works, that one is saved.