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1 | Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews? | Hebrews | Morant61 | 8358 | ||
Greetings Stobor! I have been doing some reading on this question. Apparently, even the early church fathers had no clue who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews. A few late references mention that some thought Paul may have written it. One early African reference mentions Barnabas as being the author. Origen even wrote about the authorship of Hebrews, "But who wrote the Epistle God only knows certainly." The list of prospective authors over the years include: Paul, Barnabas, Luke, Clement, Silvanus, Apollos, Philip, and Priscilla. So, the external evidence is very inconclusive. The internal evidence suggests that Paul was not the author, based upon sytle. The most telling point I could find was the Heb. 2:3 seems to indicate that the author wot someone who personally knew the Lord. Paul, even though he was not a disciple of Christ, received his commission directly from Christ, so he probably would not have described his introduction to the Gospel in the manner found in Heb. 2:3. All we know for sure is that the author was acquainted with Timothy (13:23). Every position is a guess at this point. I have always been fond of the opinion that Apollos may have written this letter. There is not a single shred of evidence to support that position, so I am not dogmatic on it. Like Origen, I would say that only God knows in this case. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews? | Hebrews | Makarios | 8370 | ||
Greetings Tim! The authorship of Hebrews is very interesting.. Apollos is a candidate that I had not heard a strong persuasion for until I read the commentary of authorship in Zondervan's NASB Study Bible, which reads concerning Apollos, "The other leading candidate for authorship is Apollos, whose name was first suggested by Martin Luther and who is favored by many scholars today. Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, was also a Jewish Christian with notable intellectual and oratorical abilities. Luke tells us that Apollos was "an eloquent man ... and he was mighty in the Scriptures" (Acts 18:24). We also know that Apollos was associated with Paul in the early years of the church in Corinth (1 Cor. 1:12; 3:4-6,22)." Another leading candidate could be Barnabas, which is my favorite. :) Concerning Barnabas, Zondervan's NIV Study Bible (same notes as the NASB, I just wanted to have some variety in this post.. :) ) states, "The earliest suggestion of authorship is found in Terullian's De Pudicitia, 20 (c. 200), in which he quotes from 'an epistle to the Hebrews under the name of Barnabas.' From the letter itself it is clear that the writer must have had authority in the apostolic church and was an intellectual Hebrew Christian well versed in the OT. Barnabas meets these requirements. He was a Jew of the priestly tribe of Levi (Acts 4:36) who became a close friend of Paul after the latter's conversion. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the church at Antioch commissioned Barnabas and Paul for the work of evangelism and sent them off on the first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-4)." So either way, both Apollos and Barnabas have strong 'support' for the authorship of Hebrews. As you have said before "only God knows in this case", but one thing that we can be sure of: the Holy Spirit has His fingerprints all over it! :) Blessings, Nolan! |
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3 | Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews? | Hebrews | Morant61 | 8372 | ||
Greetings Nolan! I agree with you. The strongest case can probably be made for Barnabas! I like the idea of Apollos being the author, but I realize there is not any evidence for it. Normally I don't agree with those who argue against Pauline authorship based upon style, but in this case I think they are right. Usually there is strong external evidence for Pauline authorship, but not in this case. Whoever the author, Hebrews is definitely a powerful letter. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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