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A lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. However, by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the impasses typical of historical investigation of the book of Hebrews. In this volume, David deSilva explores Hebrews through a social-scientific lens, asking one of the most important questions when interpreting letters and...

However, some have proposed (on the basis of the alleged similarities between Hebrews and the “Colossian heresy”) that Hebrews was written for Christians in the churches of the Lycus Valley.7 Several scholars, following the lead of a single ancient conjecture, have suggested that the sermon was written to Christians in Jerusalem itself, perhaps to pilgrims who had arrived too late to witness Jesus’ ministry but were converted soon thereafter and encouraged to persevere.8 None of these settings is
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