The book of Hebrews
IN THIS LESSON
Who wrote it? Why should we read it? What is it about?
In this lesson, we will be looking at an overview introduction to the book of Hebrews, some key facts and some things we should know as we delve deeper into the book!
Introduction to the Book of Hebrews
The Book of Hebrews was written to address the doubts of those who were second-guessing their conversion to Christianity.
The author sets out to show that Christianity is the true successor to Judaism. At first Christianity was Jewish. Jesus was a Jew, His disciples were Jews, and the first converts were Jews. Critics of that time knew it as a Jewish sect.
No one knows for sure who wrote Hebrews, however the audience is most likely Jewish Christians because of the abundance of references to the Torah. The book is centred on three main things:
Divine mediation
Divine redemption
Divine promises
According to the author of Hebrews, all this points to the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ. Jesus is better than the angels, Moses, the Aaronic Priesthood, and the Law, for He mediates a better covenant.