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Hebrews was written to those familiar with the Old Testament, who faced persecution for their faith but were becoming lax in their growth as Christians. They needed encouragement to not forsake their new life in Christ and return to Judaism to avoid persecution. James also wrote to a Jewish-Christian audience, offering pastoral advice to Christians who lived outside of Jerusalem. James quickly...

(2) Others think the case discussed is purely hypothetical. The writer of Hebrews never says that this happened. Some interpreters feel that expressing the warning as a hypothetical case makes it more impressive. The urgent tone here makes it unlikely that the writer dealt only in hypothetical but unrealizable situations. The repetition of a similar warning in 10:26–31 seems to oppose any attempt to interpret this passage as hypothetical. (3) Still others see the threat as consisting of a loss of
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