Name of the nineteenth book of the New Testament and by many assumed to be the fourteenth letter of Paul of Tarsus, although its authorship has been debated and some scholars ascribe the epistle to one of Paul's pupils or associates, alluding to mostly stylistic differences between this and other Pauline letters.

The epistle's audience were most likely Jewish Christians and its primary purpose seems to be to encourage those Christians to persevere in the face of persecution and opposition to their new faith, as well as to warn them against apostasy to Judaism and defection from the gospel of grace.

The letter punctuates the theological basis for Christ’s superiority over the Old Testament in proving that Christ was the end of the Law. Due to its unique argumentation and set-up, it is assumed by many scholars that the letter seems to be an adopted version of a homily, rather than an ordinary epistle.

The letter is most likely written in the second half of the year 63AD or the beginning of 64AD, i.e. just before to the death of the apostle Paul in the summer of 64AD. Those who oppose Pauline authorship also date the epistle in this period and no later than 70AD, since the use of tabernacle terminology in the letter is not influenced by the destruction of the temple, a major event which –if it had been known– certainly would have had some bearing on the overall argument.

Hebrews Chapter 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13.