The book of Hebrews is a bit of an enigma. We don’t really know who the author is, with the argument boiling down to Paul or not Paul. We don’t really know who the recipients actually were, other than they were Jewish converts to Christianity who were under pressure to revert back to Judaism or to Judaize the Gospel. The one thing that is fairly certain, at least from a historical perspective, is that the book was written before 70 AD, when the Jerusalem and the Temple are destroyed by the Roman general Titus, as the author would have surely mentioned that event in his arguments presenting Christ as the full and final revelation of God’s Plan and Purpose, as a fulfilling of the Old Testament promises with Christ as the mediator of a New Testament for all believers. This unknown author consistently refers to the Temple in the present tense, as if it was still in existence and still going through the rites and rituals expected by the Jews.
Supernatural: Aliens & Strangers – Monday
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