| | This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and [[adultery]]: "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref> | | This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and [[adultery]]: "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref> |
| − | Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, particularly its chapter 7, apparently benefited from having a copy of this Epistle because Luke imitated it in several ways.<ref>"Lukan Authorship of Hebrews," by David Lewis Allen, pp. 143-50, which describes the parallels between Acts 7 and Hebrews 11.</ref> This Epistle was written before the institution of the Eucharist and before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in A.D. 70.<ref>http://www.mycrandall.ca/courses/ntintro/Heb.htm</ref> This Epistle was also known to Clement, a very early pope, as confirmed by 1 Clement (17:1, 36:2-5), which is typically dated as having been written sometime between A.D. 95 and 120.<ref>Theopedia says that Clement cited the Epistle to the Hebrews in A.D. 96. [http://www.theopedia.com/epistle-to-the-hebrews]</ref> There are striking similarities between this Epistle and Luke's work, which suggests that one inspired the other. Given that this Epistle is written at a higher level and probably earlier than Luke's works, this Epistle probably inspired Luke to write his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. | + | Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, particularly its chapter 7, apparently benefited from having a copy of this Epistle because Luke imitated it in several ways.<ref>"Lukan Authorship of Hebrews," by David Lewis Allen, pp. 143-50, which describes the parallels between Acts 7 and Hebrews 11.</ref> This Epistle was written before the institution of the Eucharist and before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in A.D. 70.<ref>http://www.mycrandall.ca/courses/ntintro/Heb.htm</ref> This Epistle was also known to Clement, a very early pope, as confirmed by 1 Clement (17:1, 36:2-5), which is typically dated as having been written sometime between A.D. 70 and 96.<ref>Theopedia says that Clement cited the Epistle to the Hebrews in A.D. 96 [http://www.theopedia.com/epistle-to-the-hebrews], but many feel it was written around A.D. 70.</ref> There are striking similarities between this Epistle and Luke's work, which suggests that one inspired the other. Given that this Epistle is written at a higher level and probably earlier than Luke's works, this Epistle probably inspired Luke to write his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. |
| − | Chapter 11 of this epistle is known as the "Hall of Faith."<ref>[https://enduringword.com/commentary/hebrews-11/ HEBREWS 11 – EXAMPLES OF FAITH TO HELP THE DISCOURAGED]</ref> The phrase "brotherly love" — Greek for "Philadelphia" — originated with Hebrews 13:1 and was then repeated in various forms in Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 3:10, 4:7, and 4:20-21, which further demonstrates that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written first. | + | Chapter 11 of this epistle is known as the "Hall of [[Faith]]."<ref>[https://enduringword.com/commentary/hebrews-11/ HEBREWS 11 – EXAMPLES OF FAITH TO HELP THE DISCOURAGED]</ref> The phrase "brotherly love" — Greek for "Philadelphia" — originated with Hebrews 13:1 and was then repeated in various forms in Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 3:10, 4:7, and 4:20-21, which further demonstrates that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written first. |
| | Chapter 12 begins with one of the most inspiring verses for athletes: "And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."<ref>{{bibleref|Hebrews|12|1}}</ref> | | Chapter 12 begins with one of the most inspiring verses for athletes: "And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."<ref>{{bibleref|Hebrews|12|1}}</ref> |