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Originally Posted by BaptistInCrisis  Max - I also subscribe to Pauline authorship, although I believe the actual author is not a major issue. Hebrews lacks some of the personal nature of the other New Testament epistles, whether they be Pauline, Petrine or Johannian.
I view Hebrews as a thesis of sorts. It is a high and grand treatise of the supremacy of Christ over the Law. Given Paul's formal education and the fact that he was a Pharisee (Phil. 3:5), the knowledge of Law that is contained in Hebrews makes an argument for Pauline authorship more than plausible.  |
That my freind has been a very traditional defense of Pauline authorship. In my mind it is a solid one. I agree with you that whether Paul wrote it or not is not a major issue. I do feel it remains an interesting topic to discuss it is actually one of my favorie Epistles. It is very well written and many consider it one of the more elegant Epistles in tearms of literary quality. Grace and Peace.