I don't know how many commentaries there are on Hebrews, but most of them put their guesses in concerning who the author is. I certainly don't know and would never speculate as to who it is. But, I can eliminate those who did not write it. I wrote a post on the cessation of miracles based on the passage at 2.1-4. I also use this same passage to eliminate potential authors.
In this passage the author goes back and forth switching between 1) the first generation of Christians, and 2) the second generation of Christians. What we DO KNOW is that author is not a first generation believer. They are the ones who saw the miracle performed. Then the author shows that the author is a second generation believer. They didn't see the miracles but were told about them by the first generation believers.
One thing that we can say is that the Apostle Paul (a first generation believer) did NOT write the book of Hebrews. I point this out because so many people state with near certainty that Paul wrote it.
I will admit that knowing that Paul didn't write Hebrews can be put in your Gee Whiz file. It is not that important.
More to come...
In this passage the author goes back and forth switching between 1) the first generation of Christians, and 2) the second generation of Christians. What we DO KNOW is that author is not a first generation believer. They are the ones who saw the miracle performed. Then the author shows that the author is a second generation believer. They didn't see the miracles but were told about them by the first generation believers.
One thing that we can say is that the Apostle Paul (a first generation believer) did NOT write the book of Hebrews. I point this out because so many people state with near certainty that Paul wrote it.
I will admit that knowing that Paul didn't write Hebrews can be put in your Gee Whiz file. It is not that important.
More to come...
