older covenant revelation (2:1–4), and references to the divine Wisdom’s role in creation (1:1–4).4 (3) A potential danger to this community seems to lie in the temptation to reject Christianity and return to Judaism proper. Although some scholars have taken these insights to indicate a thoroughly Jewish audience for Hebrews, one must remember that many Gentiles affiliated themselves with first-century synagogues, either as proselytes or God-fearers. Consequently, some Gentiles came to Christ with