History of Epistle to Hebrews

	Revision 4 . . November 22, 2001 8:03 am by Alan Millar [authorship and date]
	Revision 3 . . October 7, 2001 4:56 am by MichaelTinkler [rewrote para on authorship. moved acknowledgment]

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this subject has been advanced from the earliest times. The epistle makes no internal claims of authorship, unlike the Pauline epistles. Nevertheless, some have maintained that its author was Paul, or Silas?, Paul's companion. Others have attributed it to [Pope Clement I]?, or Luke, or Barnabas, or some unknown Alexandrian Christian, or Apollos. Modern scholarship has reached no strong consensus. The letter has, however, always been accepted as part of the New Testament canon.

this subject has been advanced from the earliest times. From around 400 A.D. to 1600 A.D, the author was traditionally considered to be Paul. However, the epistle makes no internal claim of authorship, which is inconsisten with the rest of Paul's epistles.

Added: 9a11,21

In addition to Paul, some have suggested Paul's companion Silas?, [Pope Clement I]?, Luke, or some unknown Alexandrian Christian. Two leading candidates are Barnabas, first suggested around 300 A.D, or Apollos, first suggested by Martin Luther. Modern scholarship has reached no strong consensus. The letter has, however, always been accepted as part of the New Testament canon. It was most likely written before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. because the text refers to temple practices in the present tense (13:10).

Removed: 15,19d26

Date and place of writing. It was in all probability written at Rome, near the close of Paul's two years' imprisonment (Heb. 13:19,24). It was certainly written before the destruction of Jerusalem (13:10).