The Hall Of Faith In The Book Of Hebrews

The book of Hebrews is one of the longer letters in the New Testament aside from Paul’s letter to the Romans. As for authorship, Paul was once identified as the author but the language, style of the book and theology do not coincide with the way Paul would have composed it. However, it seems as though the author was a Christian scholar of some sort with knowledge of the Greek philosophy and the Hebrew Bible. In regards to the structure of the book, it is more similar to a sermon than a letter written to address apathy and the threat of persecution within the community. Furthermore it argued Jesus Christ’s superiority and to encourage spiritual growth to his audience.
In the final three chapters of the book, the author strongly urges his readers to remain faithful. Concentrating on the smaller community, rather than the larger one, he encouraged them to remain faithful because he …show more content…
Because of his encouragement of faith, the 11th chapter of Hebrews is known as the Hall of Faith. To help emphasize the importance of remaining faithful, the author used prominent followers of Christ and the faithfulness of their lives during a time of suffering to show a church experiencing suffering how they to can remain faithful. The prominent figures from the Hebrew Bible the author uses to exhibit how important it is to remain faithful are Abel, Enoch, Sarah who was the wife of Abraham and Rahab who was the Canaanite prostitute who hospitably sheltered Israelite spies. According to the author, all of these ancient figures expressed their loyalty to God in a distant era when they had only a dim preview of heavenly realities. In conclusion, the author used a cast of believers he author felt showed true belief in Christ and loyalty to God, in a time where there might have been little hope