Today, we are continuing our journey along Route 66, and we are stopping off to visit the letter to the Hebrews… AUTHOR The writer of The Letter to the Hebrews does not identify himself. Despite this fact, many have thought over the past two thousand years that this letter was written by Paul. However, the writing style and distinct emphases of this letter are different from those of the Apostle Paul. Thus, most modern scholars are agreed that this letter is not part of the Pauline corpus. In Hebrews 2:3 the author says, “This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.” This indicates that the author was not with Jesus during his earthly ministry, nor had he received revelation directly from Jesus as had Paul. (See Galatians 1:11-12.) There have been many guesses over the past two thousand years as to who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews. The early church father, Tertullian, suggested that the Letter to the Hebrews was written by Bar