them to other Christians outside their own inner circle’.3 As to the precise location of this group or church we cannot be sure. Some have suggested Jerusalem and other places in Palestine have also been named. Alexandria has also been considered as a possible destination, but Rome is the most likely location. One cannot be absolutely certain about the date of Hebrews but it seems natural to regard 10:32–34 as a reference to the Neronian persecution (AD 64). Some have insisted
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