book hebrews, my commentary and introduction to bible book hebrews

   hebrews

intro: the bible book of hebrews was not included in the ancient lists of bible books. three lists that  agreed to include letters from Paul also agreed not to include hebrews. althoe that indicates that the book is not a priority, still we must consider that those lists were for the nations. in other words, the lists were for gentiles and that is the reason they agreed not to include the book whose audience was for hebrews. instead listing messages by paul who was sent to the nations. 

later generations included the book that was for hebrew audience.  so that could explain the reason a message to hebrews was not included. 

i claim Jesus himself wrote it about himself, based on the hints he spoke in the gospels that "he came for the jew first" and as indicated by hesitated before teaching the samaritan woman.  so he probably wrote a message to hebrews, and this is it, but for modesty wrote about himself as if he were not the author, not writing "me". others claim luke wrote it but luke was not sent to the hebrews in the way paul was sent to the nations. also the first verse indicates that a jew wrote it so it was probably written by yesua jesus himself not by luke or any gentile.

chapter 1:1  Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις

Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, in various manners and times.

πάλαι ὁ θεὸς, in time past, πάλαι , palai, God

λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν, spoke to our fore-fathers

ἐν τοῖς προφήταις, by prophets.

translation:

at various times=Πολυμερῶς=πολυμερῶς=polymerōs, and=καὶ=ί=kai, in various manners, πολυτρόπως polytropōs 

in time past, πάλαι , palai 

theos, God, θεὸς, 

spake λαλήσας =λαλέω=laleō 

to fathers, πατράσιν , πατήρ, patēr 

by, ἐν en 

to prophets, προφήταις , προφήτης, prophētēs 

purport: God made an effort to send messages via prophets to our forefathers.

practice: 1:1  πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις