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*the Epistle was directed at the [[Hebrew]] population, which was Jesus's first priority in His ministry. | *the Epistle was directed at the [[Hebrew]] population, which was Jesus's first priority in His ministry. | ||
*Jesus was surely capable of writing a great work, and there is no other known written work by Him. | *Jesus was surely capable of writing a great work, and there is no other known written work by Him. | ||
| + | *It is fitting that Jesus would make one last attempt -- post-Resurrection -- to persuade the {[Hebrew]] people for whom His ministry was originally intended. | ||
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Revision as of 14:55, October 27, 2012
The Epistle to the Hebrews is at the highest intellectual level, and yet its authorship is a complete mystery. Not even modern, sophisticated analysis of authorship can suggest a plausible writer for this great work. Whoever wrote this apparently wrote virtually nothing else.
It was written after the Passion of Christ, as made clear by its references in the past tense to Jesus's work.
Did Jesus write this epistle during the 40 days after the Resurrection and before the Ascension? Reasons to think so include:
- Jesus occasionally visited the Apostles during this time, but spent most of this time doing something else - perhaps writing this Epistle?
- the Epistle was directed at the Hebrew population, which was Jesus's first priority in His ministry.
- Jesus was surely capable of writing a great work, and there is no other known written work by Him.
- It is fitting that Jesus would make one last attempt -- post-Resurrection -- to persuade the {[Hebrew]] people for whom His ministry was originally intended.