04-19-2013, 06:19 AM
Burning one Wrote:Shlama Mike,
are you SURE know one knows who wrote Hebrews? i always towed this line, until i read Hebrews in the Peshitta some years back - in the Aramaic, and read also the uncontested letters of Paul. i was struck by the similarity in presentation/thought/vocabulary. i didn't start out with the intent to prove anything of authorship, by the way. now, i personally don't doubt Paul wrote the book of Hebrews in the Aramaic. i'd love to hear from others on this site who have read the Peshitta's Aramaic Hebrews, and if they think the same when it comes to Paul's known letters. to me, it is obvious.
there are ample evidences of word-plays and poetic devices, and even some instances where the Greek got the Aramaic word wrong. Hebrews is an awesome book in any language, tho, i'd bet. but it shines in the Aramaic, trust me!
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
I don't have the book, but Yigal Yadin, a Jewish leader and archaeologist, commented on Hebrews.
He knows a lot about the Essenes and their way of believing.
Someone did a lecture on Hebrews and compared the Essenes believe with the contents of Hebrews. For instance, a lot about 'angels', and the total lacking element of the temple of Jerusalem. Essenes also did not like boasting so therefore it was 'anonymous'.
There were about 10 checks there were done and I believe that Essenes were not just in Qumram. They could have been converted by John the Baptist for instance.
Further on, when we compare the choice of words in 'the letter of Hebrews' with those of Paul, they are very much in common.
The Greek has much less in common.