The Book of Hebrews: Lesson 1 - The Background and Purpose of Hebrews

Lesson 1 introduces perspectives on the author, audience, date and purpose of the book of Hebrews that can help us interpret the original meaning and apply this book to our modern world.

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[thomashind]

The clarity and structure of this video are absolutely brilliant. You take the viewer/student on a clear journey... thank you!

[richardadams]

Excellent information and explanations. Thank you

[alpskip]

Keep producing these videos they help me alot

[neydasegarra]

Awesome, thank you for these teaching they are an encouragement to my life as I learn from them how God used his prophets teaching the people how to seek God stay heed in his promises.

[typetersen]

Thank you Dr Stephen Um!

For those asking, quotations of the Holy Bible are from the NIV.

[JohnCahillChapel]

Thank you for this presentation, it’s very helpful. I’d like to know what significance there is in the fact that I am not a Hebrew. In other words, does a cultural gentile need to be so aware of Jewish practice in order to then overcome it?

[victoriaghee-fyfemabsc]

Priscilla. In more recent times, some scholars have advanced a case for Priscilla having been the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews. This suggestion came from Adolf von Harnack in 1900.

[segunabayomi]

This is nice, but can i get more insights on other books please?

[joannmolizon]

Yes, I agree these types of videos provide a clear understanding of the books of the Bible.

[alpskip]

I love this, it helps me to broaden my knowledge in the Bible 🙏

[MarcosBetancort]

Amazing study, I personally find the letter as profoundly insightful and inspiring. There is a sense in which the treasures of knowledge and truth contained in it are inexhaustible. I extremely enjoyed the connection the letter had with those other writings found in Qumran, very illuminating.

[aldawson]

I believe the Apostle Paul wrote the letter to the people he went to school with, The Sanhedrin

[rogerxu]

Have you ever thought that The beloved disciple of Jesus - John the Apostle wrote the book of Hebrews? It seams to be his style in the Gospel of Christ according to St. John, as well as the way he wrote I, II, and III John - referring himself in these a "the elder".

[fernandycarvalho]

My favourite book in the New Testament

[althekaworks]

WHO CAN GIVE CERTAINTY THAT
THE VARIOUS BIBLES TELL THE TRUTHS …
OR EVERYTHING WAS INVENTED.

[lindajones]

Doesn’t sound like the book was written by Paul. A different style.

[mamadukes]

Maybe it should not be assumed that the author was male. Mary was incredibly passionate about Christ and His teachings. There was a degree of jealousy from the other disciples regarding Christ's favoritism of Mary. He also told Mary things He did not tell the other disciples. Mary may have felt the need to conceal her identity also because of the times. She may have felt an anonymous book would have less chance of being discarded or looked down on, because a woman wrote it. Just my thoughts...

[andrewmcconnell]

What is extraordinary is that the NT scholars do not have any idea of the author, the destination or the occasion for writing the letter to the Hebrews. Over the centuries there have been endless debates and, quite frankly, some ridiculous suggestions made based on very litte evidence. The problem is that they deal with authorship, target audience and occasion for writing separately. Identifying the message will reveal the problem being addressed and thus will give clues as to the target audience. An admission of not having any idea of the target audience means they haven't fathomed out the key teaching point and the problem being addressed in the letter. The clue: look for the unique teaching not found anywhere else on the NT.

[aapakaanngua]

I highly recommend Robert Breaker's video "Introduction to Hebrews Verse by Verse Bible Study KJV", because it lays a great case for that the author was Paul, and that it only could make sense, if it was him. Hebrews is a book meant for Jews who will be in the tribulation, once the church is raptured, and will be as a tool for them during that period, so that they can realize that Jesus is their Messiah.

[loveoneanother]

I'm having a hard time because it's not a person