Who Wrote Book of Hebrews

[37818]

@JonC,
The fact that Hebrews has been attributed to the authorship of the Apostle Paul and to have been written by Timothy.

Which mss codex of Hebrews has any other authorship placed on it by copyists?

 

[JonC]

@JonC,
The fact that Hebrews has been attributed to the authorship of the Apostle Paul and to have been written by Timothy.

Which mss codex of Hebrews has any other authorship placed on it by copyists?

The early Christians attributed Hebrews to Clement. Tertullian attributed it to Barnabus. Paul was popularized by Augustine. I do not rely on the Catholic Church to determine my belief. I rely on Scripture. I consider opinions about Scripture but I consider them as opinions.

I am not saying it is impossible that Timothy wrote Hebrews based on Paul's words. I am saying it is very foolishness to declare as a fact that Paul wrote Hebrews. Internal evidence (actually Scripture, not Catholic theologians) lean against a Pauline authorship but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

My point is there is no evidence for a specific authorship.

 

[37818]

The early Christians attributed Hebrews to Clement. Tertullian attributed it to Barnabus. Paul was popularized by Augustine. I do not rely on the Catholic Church to determine my belief. I rely on Scripture. I consider opinions about Scripture but I consider them as opinions.

I am not saying it is impossible that Timothy wrote Hebrews based on Paul's words. I am saying it is very foolishness to declare as a fact that Paul wrote Hebrews. Internal evidence (actually Scripture, not Catholic theologians) lean against a Pauline authorship but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

My point is there is no evidence for a specific authorship.

Hebrews js known to have been grouped with Paul's letters.

What mss attribute to be any of the other authors? Or other mss grouping.

 

[JonC]

Hebrews js known to have been grouped with Paul's letters.

What mss attribute to be any of the other authors? Or other mss grouping.

Yes, Hebrews was grouped with Paul's letters in a codex. We can also find the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas. And 1 and 2 Clement are in the Codex Alexandrinus.

It is interesting that it took centuries before Paul was considered to have written Hebrews and the Catholic Church cemented it as "fact" in the minds of so many.

When expressing Biblical fact we need to trust Scripture, not men.

 

[Conan]

Hebrews was grouped with Paul's letters, which I believe helped in it's preservation. Without knowing the Author, it might not have survived on it's own.

 

[JonC]

Hebrews was grouped with Paul's letters, which I believe helped in it's preservation. Without knowing the Author, it might not have survived on it's own.

Good point. Hebrews was considered Scripture centuries before people attributed it to Paul, but by claiming Paul as the writer it did secure that the letter remained Scripture. It could have fell off (like 1&2 Clement) had Augustine not insisted Paul was the writer. I wonder if this was a reason.

 

[37818]

Yes, Hebrews was grouped with Paul's letters in a codex. We can also find the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas. And 1 and 2 Clement are in the Codex Alexandrinus.

A low view of Holy Scriptures. Actual Holy Scripture was Holy Scripture when it was written. Not sometime later.

2 Peter 1:21, For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

The authorship was known to the original recipients.

 

[JonC]

A low view of Holy Scriptures. Actual Holy Scripture was Holy Scripture when it was written. Not sometime later.

2 Peter 1:21, For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

The authorship was known to the original recipients.

I don't think they had a low view of Scripture at all. But if you believe their view of Scripture was so low then why try to use their organization as eviden e Paul wrote Hebrews?

God's Word is infallible, perfect, and complete. Had God wanted to make the writer of Hebrews known them He would have inspired the writer to identify himself as Paul did in his epistles. Why seek evidence for something God chose not to include. The evidence of Hebrews is in divine authorship, not in seeking to find what is not there.

Again, I am not saying it is impossible that Paul wrote Hebrews. I am saying that it is improbable, but more than that that we should trust Scripture as was delivered to us.

 

[JesusFan]

I don't think they had a low view of Scripture at all. But if you believe their view of Scripture was so low then why try to use their organization as eviden e Paul wrote Hebrews?

God's Word is infallible, perfect, and complete. Had God wanted to make the writer of Hebrews known them He would have inspired the writer to identify himself as Paul did in his epistles. Why seek evidence for something God chose not to include. The evidence of Hebrews is in divine authorship, not in seeking to find what is not there.

Again, I am not saying it is impossible that Paul wrote Hebrews. I am saying that it is improbable, but more than that that we should trust Scripture as was delivered to us.

The truths are that it is inspirede scripture, and the ultimate author was the Holy Spirit

 

[37818]

I don't think they had a low view of Scripture at all.

We can also find the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas. And 1 and 2 Clement are in the Codex Alexandrinus.

Who thought the Shepherd of Hermas, the Epistle of Barnabas and 1 and 2 Clement to be Holy Scripture? And why? And now why are they not?
In 1611 Hebrews was believed to be written by Timothy for Paul.