It is also possible that it was simply customary to close letters like this with the words 'Grace be with you all' during this time period.Д¬hurch tradition teaches that Paul wrote the book of Hebrews, and until the 1800s, that issue was closed.

However, it should be noted that Peter (1 Peter 5:14 2 Peter 3:18) used similar-though not identical-closings. The letter closes with the words 'Grace be with you all' (Hebrews 13:25), which is the same closing found in each of PaulвЂ™s known letters (see Romans 16:20 1 Corinthians 16:23 2 Corinthians 13:14 Galatians 6:18 Ephesians 6:24 Philippians 4:23 Colossians 4:18 1 Thessalonians 5:28 2 Thessalonians 3:18 1 Timothy 6:21 2 Timothy 4:22 Titus 3:15 and Philemon 25). There is no salutation, the letter simply begins with the assertion that Jesus, the Son of God, has appeared, atoned for our sins, and is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven (Hebrews 1:1-4). The title, 'To the Hebrews,' which appears in the earliest known copy of the epistle is not a part of the original manuscript. However, both the authorship and audience are in question. This book presents Christ as the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). No other book so eloquently defines Christ as high priest of Christianity, superior to the Aaronic priesthood, and the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. Theologically speaking, scholars generally regard the book of Hebrews to be second in importance only to PaulвЂ™s letter to the Romans in the New Testament.

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