[daniel1212]

Some, like Hebrews, there is no agreement who wrote it. Someone passed it orally to them.

Hebrews likely was originally a synagogue address, but 2 Peter 3:15 (And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you) indicates Paul was the author (which Trent also said), yet the style is very different than seen in all of (passionate) Paul's letters (including always identifying himself as the author, and can indicate that the polished eloquence of it was thru the instrumentation of another.

Which means that once again, it is the written version that God chose to preserve, and that this best conveys what God wanted to reveal to man as the pure word of God.

[af_vet_1981]

How was Hebrews likely was originally a synagogue address?

• It was an epistle to Jews who already believed in Jesus as Messiah.
• The Apostle Paul signed his letters which were written to Jews and Gentiles in the churches of Greece, Asia, and Rome.
• It may have been written to one, more, or all of the churches largely comprised of Jews (not synagogues, they were already called churches) throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, but need not have come from Paul.
• Those addressed in the epistle were Jews who already believed in Jesus. Paul made many appeals to Jews in the synagogues of the Diaspora, and founded churches with those who believed. The epistle does not seem intended for that audience, nor from an evangelistic appeal to a synagogue audience.
• In short, the precise identity of the author and the audience are shrouded in ancient mystery.