Dear Doug,

The authorship attributed to Hebrews by bible scholars is somewhat uncertain, although it is generally accredited to Paul. Timothy was Paul’s companion while he was a prisoner in Rome, from where the epistle was apparently written. One possibility is that Paul dictated the epistle to Timothy, who added his name at the end as the scribe. Another possibility is that Timothy used his own phraseology to express to the Hebrews Paul’s ideas. Sidney B. Sperry suggests the following:

“In view of all the facts thus presented, the author believes along with many other writers ancient and modern, that Paul was the author responsible for the ideas and doctrines of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but that he was not the actual writer who was responsible for its literary form. Possibly the subscription to the Epistle is correct; Timothy may have written it. But Origen may have been right when he said, ‘Who wrote the Epistle God only knows certainly’" (Sidney B. Sperry, Paul's Life and Letters, p.272.)

Gramps