Wm. Taylor wrote:
DAVEH: Do you know when was it added? Was it in the original KJV?Dave, I happen to think it was Paul who penned Hebrews. The Greek text (UBS) does not have the introduction, though.
DAVEH: Interestingly, Steve Brown was pretty certain that it was not Paul's work.....which I thought was quite interesting. But.....I like your explanation to the contrary.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).
DAVEH: And I want to thank you for that, Bill.
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?
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