Dave, I happen to think it was Paul who penned Hebrews. The Greek text (UBS) does not have the introduction, though. The best argument I have heard for the lack of intro is that Hebrews was likely written to be given as a sermon. If a sermon, the congregants would not need an epistolary greeting in order to know who was speaking. Evidence for this argument includes the following: 1) Formulas introducing scriptural citations are written in the present tense, suggesting no time lag between address and reception (3:7 -- "just as the Holy Spirit is saying, 'Today if you hear his voice ...'"; 3:15 -- "while it is being said, 'Today ...'"; 10:15 -- "Moreover the Holy Spirit is testifying to us"). 2) In general, the mode of address is speaking / hearing rather than writing / reading, which suggests a congregational-assembly context. 3) Preacher calls attention to the fact that he is taking time duration into account in determining how much to communicate (see 9:5; 11:32; 13:32).
Just a thought, Bill Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: [TruthTalk] Inerrant Bible > > DAVEH: To DavidM or any other TTers who wish to comment: > > This morning on the way to work I listened to my favorite Bible > preacher on the radio....Steve Brown of Key Life Ministries in Orlando. > He mentioned that the heading of...... > > THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE to the HEBREWS > > .......is not part of the inerrant Bible, and that we really do not know > who wrote the book of HEBREWS. Is that belief commonly accepted amongst > most Protestants, or do many take offense at such a suggestion? For > instance......would KJV ONLY folks find such a thought disagreeable? > How about TTers.....Some like g have fought pretty hard to make me > believe the Bible as we have in its modern form (translations) is > inerrant. Would you disagree with SB, g? > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dave Hansen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.langlitz.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > If you wish to receive > things I find interesting, > I maintain Five email lists... > JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, > STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. > > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
