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On the Authorship of Hebrews
David Alan Black has written some notes about the authorship of Hebrews that will tie in to his book in the Topical Line Drives Series, titled unsurprisingly The Authorship of Hebrews. Until January 29, TLD books will be $4.99, but due to an increase in printer costs, they will go up $1.00 to $5.99 on…

Hebrews 1:3 and Hebrews 6:1 Parallel
Thursday, June 28 , 2018 7:35 AM Here’s a connection I hadn’t seen before. It’s between Heb. 1:3 and Heb. 6:1. Note the words highlighted in green. Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων ἐλάλησεν ἡμῖν ἐν υἱῷ, ὃν ἔθηκεν κληρονόμον πάντων, δι’ οὗ καὶ ἐποίησεν τοὺς…

Introducing Scripture Quotes in Hebrews
[12/26/2016] 1:05 PM Man … I still can’t believe I just read this today. A commentator repeats an age-old argument against the Pauline authorship of Hebrews by noting how Paul quotes the Old Testament: “Scripture says” or “It is written.” Then he goes on to state, “The letter [of Hebrews] never uses these expressions but…

Topical Line Drives Series on AMazon
Amazon is offering the first 41 books of the series as a package for Kindle. As of March 7, 2021, the price listed is $122.46. Note that this can change.
Reflection on Hypotheses
9:16 AM Say, got a minute for some reflection? Today I want to think out loud with you about “hypotheses.” As a proponent of the Pauline authorship of Hebrews, all I can do is offer a hypothesis that I believe is consistent with the facts. This does not, of course, prove my hypothesis. That is…

Internal vs. External Evidence in Biblical Studies – an Example
8:06 AM From The Authorship of Hebrews: The Case for Paul: Today, I’m intrigued to note how often exegetical arguments are based upon subjective internal evidence. Arguably, this is not the best way to approach exegetical conundrums when there is an abundance of external evidence to be considered. I would prefer that our students be…