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