Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:43:48 EST Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com writes:
> In a message dated 12/22/2004 3:40:49 PM Central Standard Time, 
> kwrandolph AT email.com writes:
> 
> Jim, I must agree with George in as much as Hebrews has Paul's 
> signature at 
> the end as he does in all his letter.  Paul wrote,  2 Thess 3:17&18, 
> I, Paul, 
> write this greeting with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing 
> mark in 
> every letter; this is the way I write...."  You do the math.   This 
> same mark is 
> found at the conclusion of Hebrews.
> 
> Doug.
> 
> > > > >
> > > > >Yigal
> > > >
> > > > Paul in 99% likelihood was not the author of Hebrews.  Whoever 
> 
> > > > did write it, wrote excellent greek, excelled in the New 
> > > > Testament only by the author of 1 Peter.  Nonetheless you are 
> 
> > > > correct in observing that when writing Greek one thinks in 
> Greek 
> > > > and including a loan word or two from Hebrew or Aramaic 
> doesn't 
> > > > change that fact any more than someone occasionally inserting 
> 
> > > > "vis-a-vis" makes them a fluent thinker in French.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > Jim West, ThD
> > > > Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies
> > > > Quartz Hill School of Theology
> > > ____________
> > > 
> > > Jim,
> > > 
> > > I beg your pardon, but the likelihood that Paul was the author 
> of Hebrews
> > > is approx. 0.001%
> > > 
> > > george
> > > gfsomsel
> 
> 
> Doug Pickrel
> Tejas Valley
> San Antonio, TX
> _______________________________________________

Stop the show!  I in no way stated or implied that Paul had anything to
do with Hebrews. I stated precisely the opposite.  Just where do you find
Paul's  signature in Hebrews?  If it's there then I'd better go get my
eyes checked because I just don't see it.

george
gfsomsel
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