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The Book of Hebrews is one of the disputed books of the Bible when it comes to authorship. Some believe Paul to be the author, who wrote at least thirteen books in the New Testament and others attribute the book to Priscilla, a friend of Paul’s who accompanied him during part of his ministry.
Church tradition teaches that Paul wrote the book of Hebrews, and until the 1800s that issue was closed. However, though a vast majority of Christians scholar still believe Paul wrote the book, there are some tempting reasons to think otherwise.
Hebrews was almost certainly written before AD 70 when the Romans sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish temple. The author of Hebrews describes activities at the temple as taking place as usual (e.g., Hebrews 10:11 ), which indicates a date before AD 70.
It is possible Paul wrote the book of Hebrews. There are a couple reasons why this might be the case. First, in the earliest manuscript editions of the New Testament books, Hebrews is included after Romans among the books written by the apostle Paul.
The Epistle to the Hebrews of the Christian Bible is one of the New Testament books whose canonicity was disputed. Traditionally, Paul the Apostle was thought to be the author. However, since the third century this has been questioned, and the consensus among most modern scholars is that the author is unknown.
Church tradition has long held the Apostle Paul as the author of the Book of Hebrews, a claim tracing back to at least the end of the 2nd century. This stance is bolstered by early manuscript evidence, which nearly always situates Hebrews within the Pauline corpus.
Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews? Although it is possible that Barnabas, Paul, or Apollos wrote the letter to the Hebrews, the author is not explicitly mentioned in the text. The events described in Hebrews take place primarily in the occupied lands of the Greco-Roman empire.
Who wrote Hebrews? Thomas Schreiner reviews whose names have been suggested—and why the author of Hebrews probably isn’t Paul.
Who wrote the epistle is known to God alone: the accounts that have reached us suggest that it was either Clement, who became Bishop of Rome, or Luke, who wrote the gospel and the Acts. — Origen, quoted in Eusebius, The History of the Church [ 28 ]
For instance, the author of Hebrews mentioned Melchizedek three times. He drew attention to the Old Testament tabernacle. And he dealt at length with Christ as the high priest. Taken together, these themes distinguish the book of Hebrews from books that we know were written by Paul.