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==Evidence that Jesus wrote it==

==Evidence that Jesus wrote it==

Reasons to think so include:

Reasons to conclude that Jesus wrote this book are:

*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>

*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>

*Unlike most other writings in the New Testament after the [[Gospels]], there is no reference to post-Ascension events.

*Unlike most other writings in the New Testament after the [[Gospels]], there is no reference to post-Ascension events.

*ancient manuscripts refer in Hebrews 13:21 to God working among "you", not "us", which is what Jesus (rather than a disciple) would say.

*ancient manuscripts refer in Hebrews 13:21 to God working among "you", not "us", which is what Jesus (rather than a disciple) would say.

*"Amen" was typically added later at the end of New Testament letters (and the Book of Revelation), which means that the ending following Hebrews 13:21 is almost certainly not part of the original.  Someone probably thought this letter was by Paul (since disproven) and copied the the endings from his letters (see, e.g., Titus).

*"Amen" was typically added later at the end of New Testament letters (and the Book of Revelation), which means that the ending following Hebrews 13:21 is almost certainly not part of the original.  Someone probably thought this letter was by Paul (since disproven) and copied the endings from his letters (see, e.g., Titus).

*the father-son analogy to explain the nature of God (Hebrews 7:4) was a personal favorite of Jesus in explaining life.

*the father-son analogy to explain the nature of God (Hebrews 7:4) was a personal favorite of Jesus in explaining life.

*in Hebrews 12:4, the distinction between the speaker and the audience with respect to shedding blood in resistance to sin would have likely been only by Jesus: "You have not yet shed blood in resistance and striving against sin."

*in Hebrews 12:4, the distinction between the speaker and the audience with respect to shedding blood in resistance to sin would have likely been only by Jesus: "You have not yet shed blood in resistance and striving against sin."