#35 Dr. Matthew J. Thomas - Who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews?

Who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews? What is the external and internal evidence? What did the early Church writers and Fathers believe? What did Origen believe? What do scholars think and why? Are there any biases?
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Article: www.academia.edu/40299937/Ori....
A description from Dr. Thomas Academia page is: "It is a common notion among modern biblical scholars that Origen doubted Paul's authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews. This article offers an examination of Origen's writings on this question, and shows that the evidence is wildly misrepresented in contemporary discussions. It does this by beginning with Origen's Letter to Africanus, continuing with an overview of his Hebrews citations across his writing career, and concluding with an analysis of his oft-cited comments in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History. This examination shows that while Origen suspects Hebrews’ composition to involve more than Paul alone, his surprisingly consistent testimony is that the epistle is indeed Paul's."
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Dr. Matthew J. Thomas (DPhil, University of Oxford) who is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, CA, and an Instructor in Theology with Regent College, Vancouver.

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

Ooh interesting!

[@TrustinJC]

There is no way that Paul even had any input into the letter of Hebrews. Paul states in every one of his 13 epistles that he is the one writing. Paul also states that he was not taught by the apostles but rather by the Christ himself in the desert. The author of Hebrews does not state their name. So that is an obvious red flag. But the author also states that we learned about the Christ from people who knew him. These two points are enough on their own to disqualify Paul as the author. So if Origen said Paul wrote it, that would be a good reason to discount everything he ever wrote or taught. Because it proves he had no spiritual discernment. And the same is true of anyone today claiming that Paul wrote it.

[@AccordingtoJohn]

Actually, St Paul implies at some places that he did not write with his own hand, so you are wrong about that. But anyway, you think Paul was sent by satan, as you write in you bio….