Someone other than the author could also have made the oral presentation, since the same close connection between writing and orality applies to ancient letter writing as well. We know that Paul dictated some of his letters to an amanuensis (see Rom 16:22), and it is probable that his letters were read aloud in the assembly by the delegate who had delivered them to a specific community (see 1 Thess 5:27; Col 4:16). The epistolary elements that now appear tacked on to Hebrews, therefore, could well