Questions tagged [hebrews]

The New Testament epistle to the Hebrews

Use this tag for questions about the book of the Bible. Use 'judaism' or 'israel' tags to refer to the hebraic people.

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What was Adolf von Harnack's case that Priscilla wrote Hebrews?

One of the theories about the authorship of Hebrews is that Priscilla (the wife of Aquilla) wrote Hebrews. While it is by no means universal (indeed many suggestions have been made), and at least in my estimation not even the most persuasive case,…
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Are OT verses in Hebrews 1 actually verses about Jesus?

In Hebrews chapter 1, the author notes several Old Testament verses as references to Jesus. I have read these Old Testament verses and some don't actually sound like they are about Jesus at all. For example, Heb 1:5 says For to which of the angels…
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Why is the book of Hebrews named that?

The book of Hebrews in the New Testament shares a name with the Hebrew people of the Mosaic Law. Why was that book named Hebrews?
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Hebrew 1:10 means according to the Catholic?

I read from this link where some of the sentence is talking about God is always the same. Below is the verse quoted from that link : You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands; They…
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