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==Date and Provenance==

==Date and Provenance==

The date of origin of this Epistle appears to have been soon after the [[Crucifixion]], because of this verse directed to the early [[Christians]]: "In your struggle against [[sin]] you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."<ref>{{bibleref|Hebrews|12|4}} ([[ESV]]).</ref>  Martyrdom came within the first few months of the [[Resurrection]], which this Epistle mentions at {{bibleref|Hebrews|13|20}}

The date of origin of this Epistle appears to have been soon after the [[Crucifixion]], because of this verse directed to the early [[Christians]]: "In your struggle against [[sin]] you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."<ref>{{bibleref|Hebrews|12|4}} ([[ESV]]).</ref>  Martyrdom came within the first few months of the [[Resurrection]], which this Epistle mentions at {{bibleref|Hebrews|13|20}}

The earliest copy in existence is part of a [[papyrus]] codex in Greek of the Letters of Saint Paul, dating from around A.D. 200. The codex, referred to as ''P46'' was discovered in 1931, and provided a text at least a century older than the [[Vatican]] and Sinaitic codices, the oldest authorities on which the text had previously rested.<ref>[http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/exhibits/papyri_james/1_2.html ''From Papyri to King James: The Transmission of the English Bible''] University of Michigan. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref> The epistle can be dated with some certainty by its content: the use of "''Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith''" (Heb 13:7) is consistent with a period shortly after the [[Passion]].

The earliest copy in existence is part of a [[papyrus]] codex in Greek of the Letters of Saint Paul, dating from around A.D. 200. The codex, referred to as ''P46'' was discovered in 1931, and provided a text at least a century older than the [[Vatican]] and Sinaitic codices, the oldest authorities on which the text had previously rested.<ref>[http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/exhibits/papyri_james/1_2.html ''From Papyri to King James: The Transmission of the English Bible''] University of Michigan. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref> The epistle can be dated with some certainty by its content: the use of "''Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith''" (Heb 13:7) is consistent with a period shortly after the [[Passion]].

[[Image:Papyrus P46.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Papyrus ''P46'', showing the opening paragraphs of the Epistle to the Hebrews.]]

[[Image:Papyrus P46.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Papyrus ''P46'', showing the opening paragraphs of the Epistle to the Hebrews.]]

==To whom written==

==To whom written==