Epistle To Hebrews Analysis

The Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews Over the centuries, there have been many attempts to identify the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The nominations that seem to have more data to back them are the Apostle Paul, Barnabas the Levite, Apollos, the husband/wife team of Priscilla and Aquila, and Luke. Although little evidence exists to promote the following nominees, a simple list will be informative. It is not enough to know the major candidates for authorship. Evidence may surface that promotes or even proves that one of the following people have actually written the Epistle to the Hebrews: Clement of Rome, Peter, Epaphras, the deacon Philip or Mary the mother of Jesus. These people are all nominees for the authorship of this epistle. Who, then, wrote the Letter to the Hebrews? The internal evidence within the letter holds some clues. The author's theology and familiarity with Timothy (13:23) suggest the author was associated with Paul's close friends and fellow workers. The characteristics of the letter indicate its author was a Jewish Christian who was knowledgeable in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament. He was well versed in the Old
Apollos in public debates demonstrated that Jesus is the Messiah using the Old Testament scriptures (Acts 18.28). Apollos, according to the account of him in Acts 18.25, is both a scholar, "instructed in the way of the Lord" and a powerful orator, "teaching accurately" and "speaking boldly." This fits well with the author of Hebrews. He is also an effective apologist in that he has the ability to refute the Jewish spokespersons soundly in public debate as shown in Acts 18.28: "he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." The same approach is found in