The Book of Hebrews

God, who gave to our forefathers many different glimpses

of the truth in the words of the prophets, has now, at the end

of the present age, given us the truth in His Son.

Hebrews 1:1

“Among the issues that arose in the early church, none brought more perplexity than the problem of the place of Jewish ritual requirements in the life of the Christian.  To Jewish Christians, it seemed incredible that the Jewish religious system, ordained by God Himself, could have become obsolete and that its ritual requirements were no longer binding.” – Siegfried H. Horn 

Paul, Luke, Timothy, and all of the other early church leaders constantly had to deal with the Jews who were disrupting their work, insisting that the Gentile converts must be circumcised and obey the tenants of the Law.  The Epistle to the Hebrews (Letter to the Jews) was written to these Jewish Christians, demonstrating that Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of the sanctuary system and its requirements.  At the death of Christ, the temple veil was torn from top to bottom, announcing that the final sacrifice had been offered – the death of the Lamb of God.

One of the mysterious questions that still survives for readers and scholars today:  Who exactly wrote this fascinating letter?