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In contrast with all other epistles and letters in the [[New Testament]], it is misnomer to call this the "Epistle" to the Hebrews.  It is not a letter; there is no introduction, and it reads like a sermon rather than a letter.

In contrast with all other epistles and letters in the [[New Testament]], it is misnomer to call this the "Epistle" to the Hebrews.  It is not a letter; there is no introduction, and it reads like a sermon rather than a letter.

Did Jesus write this, or give it as a sermon which a scribe wrote down, during the 40 days after the [[Resurrection]] and before the [[Ascension]]?  Reasons to think so include:

'''''Did Jesus write this, or give it as a sermon which a scribe wrote down, during the 40 days after the [[Resurrection]] and before the [[Ascension]]?''''' Reasons to think so include:

*the writing has a "striking purity of language and elegance of Greek style," and "is a treasure-house of expressions characteristic of the individuality of the writer," using "168 terms ... which appear in no other part of the New Testament, among them ten words found neither in Biblical or classical Greek."<ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm</ref>

*the writing has a "striking purity of language and elegance of Greek style," and "is a treasure-house of expressions characteristic of the individuality of the writer," using "168 terms ... which appear in no other part of the New Testament, among them ten words found neither in Biblical or classical Greek."<ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07181a.htm</ref>