Summary: Who Wrote The Book Of Hebrews

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Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews Preachers regularly affirm that Paul did not write the 19th book of the New Testament and others are convinced that it was written by the Apostle. Since there is no inspired statement specifically identifying the author, neither of them can positively prove his affirmation However, the salutation at the close of the book and statements made by the Holy Spirit in the books of First and Second Peter suggest strongly that the book of Hebrews was penned by the Apostle Paul.
(1) The salutations of the books known to have been written by Paul are basically the same in each epistle and the Hebrew letter closes with a comparable salutation.
(2) Being inspired by the Holy Spirit, Peter addressed “the pilgrims

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