The book of Hebrews (not the Hebrew language or members of the Hebrew religion). Authorship of the book is disputed.
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Does the “fear of death” in Hebrews 2:15 refer to the dread of physically dying, or to something else?
In the Christian New Testament, we find the following:
Hebrews 2:14-15 (NASB)
14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through ...
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Why does the Peshitta use the word ‘baptism’ for ‘enlightened’ in Hebrews 6:4?
In Hebrews it talks about certain apostates that can’t be renewed to repentance because they have undergone certain things, which they have then rejected, signifying something terribly wrong and ...
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Does the greek word απαυγασμα indicate the person of Christ, or just his qualities?
απαυγασμα is radiance:
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he ...
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In what way was Jesus' prayer heard (Hebrews 5:7)?
Hebrews 5:7 (ESV):
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of ...
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Can we determine the language(s) the author of Hebrews read from the list of Judges?
In Hebrews 11, at the end of the Hall of Faith, we get a short list:
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the ...
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How is literary dependence or relationship established?
I see many claims that texts are related to or dependent upon each other in many publications. For example:
Although Paul did not write Hebrews, the text possesses a crucially important ...
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Would it matter if the ID of 'Autor' was revealed and who are the potential candidates?
The author of Hebrews, being generally uncertain, sometimes goes by the moniker "Autor". But who or what lies behind the mask? What clues do we have to work with that could tip us off to their ...
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Is conscience (συνείδησις) a particularly Pauline idea?
At the end of Hebrews (13:18) Autor petitions his hearers: "Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things." (ESV)
I was reading this recently ...
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How Hebrews 1:5-14 talks about Jesus?
Hebrews 1:5-14 should prove that Jesus is superior to angels, citing several Old Testament sources:
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are my Son;
today I have become ...
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Do Peter and the author of Hebrews intend different meanings of ἀρχηγὸν?
When members of the early Jerusalem chuch were arrested, they defended their actions thusly:
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised ...
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Was Jesus 'delivered from his fear' or 'delivered because he had fear' of God?
In Hebrews 5:7 Jesus has his 'prayer heard in what he feared' or 'heard in respect to what he feared' - 'εισακουσθεις απο της ευλαβειας'.
The ESV had his prayer was heard 'because of his reverence' ...
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Does “learned obedience” imply that Jesus was disobedient?
In Hebrews 5:8 it says that the Son "learned obedience" through what he suffered. Does this imply that he was disobedient at some point, or is there another way to understand it?
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How should ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) be translated in Romans 3:25?
The word ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) is often translated in Romans 3:25 as "propiation," "atonement," or "sacrifice [of atonement]" in Western conservative biblical translations. In Hebrews 9:5 it is ...
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Why is Rahab and not the spies included in the “Hall of Faith”?
Hebrews 11 list a number of people that Hebrews 12:1 calls a "great a cloud of witnesses". Among them are the usual suspects: Noah, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. But there are also some ...
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Who is the author of Hebrews quoting in Hebrews 10:38?
Who is the author of Hebrews quoting in Hebrews 10:38?
Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him.
The "just shall live by faith" part ...
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What does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean?
This passage is a bit confusing. Could someone please shed some light on how we are to interpret what Paul is saying here?
Hebrews 6:4-6 (NIV)
It is impossible for those who have once been ...
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To whom did God subject everything in Hebrews 2:8?
In most translations, the verse goes something like "In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subjected to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him." (NIV 1984, ...
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What hermeneutical approach does Hebrews use on the Old Testament
Psalm 2:7 is quoted in two different contexts in Hebrews, seeming to be used to support two vastly different arguments.
In Hebrews 1:5, we read
For to which of the angels did God ever say,
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Can we tell from the text who wrote Hebrews?
I have pondered who wrote Hebrews for some time. In my studies, I have eliminated Paul for two reasons.
1) The style of Greek is different than the way Paul writes in his letters. It's a higher ...
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What is meant in the NT by the “laying on of hands”?
Paul mentions in his letters to Timothy a couple times about the laying on of hands: once in 1 Timothy 5:22 and again in 2 Timothy 1:6. Hebrews 6:1-2 seems to list it as one of the elementary ...
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What does “word of God” mean in Hebrews 4:12?
Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and ...
