Hebrews, Epistle to the

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• HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE —    an epistle of the New Testament of uncertain authorship addressed to Christians of Jewish descent, who were strongly tempted, by the persecution they were subjected to at the hands of their Jewish brethren, to renounce the cross of Christ,… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Epistle to the Hebrews —     Epistle to the Hebrews     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Hebrews     This will be considered under eight headings: (I) Argument; (II) Doctrinal Contents; (III) Language and Style; (IV) Distinctive Characteristics; (V) Readers to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Hebrews — Books of the New Testament …   Wikipedia

• Hebrews, letter to the — About 200 CE Clement of Alexandria referred to this letter as written by Paul, but there is nothing in the text about its author. There are in fact good reasons for rejecting Pauline authorship; the Greek is too good to be Paul s; favourite… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Epistle to the Ephesians —     Epistle to the Ephesians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians     This article will be treated under the following heads:     ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle;     ♦ II. Special Characteristics:     ♦ (1) Form:     (a)… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Colossians — Books of the New Testament …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Alexandrians — Nothing is known for certain of a pseudepigraphical Epistle to the Alexandrians purportedly by Paul that is mentioned in the Muratorian fragment, one of the earliest lists of the canonical texts of the New Testament; the anonymous author of the… …   Wikipedia

• Second Epistle to the Thessalonians — The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as the Second Letter to the Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is traditionally attributed to Paul, because it begins, Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy,… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Hebrews — noun a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him • Syn: ↑Hebrews • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle • Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament …   Useful english dictionary

• Hebrews, Epistle to —    1) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has been specially subjected abundantly vindicate its right to a place in the New Testament canon among the other inspired books.    2) Its authorship …   Easton's Bible Dictionary