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Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews? (view source)
Revision as of 03:47, June 19, 2019
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==Evidence that Jesus wrote it==
==Evidence that Jesus wrote it==
Reasons to think so include:
Reasons to think so include:
*the author quotes [[Jesus]] in the first person: "Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O [[God]], as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”<ref>Hebrews 10:7 (ESV).</ref>
*the author quotes [[Jesus]] in the first person: "Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O [[God]], as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”<ref>Hebrews 10:7 ([[ESV]]).</ref>
*the author makes observations about Jesus that only Jesus himself could make, and does so in the present perfect progressive tense to convey his ongoing presence at the time, such as "in every respect [Jesus] has been tempted as we are, yet without sin."<ref>Hebrews 4:15 ([[ESV]]).</ref>
*this sermon appears identical to the sermon given by Jesus on the road to Emmaus, referring to Jesus in the third person. Given that Jesus said this sermon for two travelers, it makes sense that He would write his sermon down for the benefit of all. The length of this Epistle -- about 90 minutes if spoken naturally and thoughtfully with pauses, questions, and interruptions -- matches the length of the brisk walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus as nightfall approached as described in Luke 24:13-35.
*this sermon appears identical to the sermon given by Jesus on the road to Emmaus, referring to Jesus in the third person. Given that Jesus said this sermon for two travelers, it makes sense that He would write his sermon down for the benefit of all. The length of this Epistle -- about 90 minutes if spoken naturally and thoughtfully with pauses, questions, and interruptions -- matches the length of the brisk walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus as nightfall approached as described in Luke 24:13-35.
*by describing Hebrew culture in perfect Greek, this has Jesus' trademark intellectual style of overcoming ostensibly insurmountable barriers, analogous to His walking on water and turning water into wine.
*by describing Hebrew culture in perfect Greek, this has Jesus' trademark intellectual style of overcoming ostensibly insurmountable barriers, analogous to His walking on water and turning water into wine.