This morning at CBC we're starting a new series looking at the New Testament book of Hebrews. Although we're not told who wrote Hebrews and we're not told who it was written to, we do know enough to know that: it was probably written to Jewish Christians, maybe a house church in Rome, possibly around 64-68 AD, and these Christians were experiencing hardship and persecution because of their faith - and they were therefore tempted to turn back to their old religion or water down some of the truths about their new faith. The letter, which is really a long sermon, was written to remind them that Jesus was superior to all that had come before and that the rewards of remaining faithful, as well as the cost of turning away far outweighed the current hardships they were experiencing.
Hebrews is not an easy book to get our heads round - because we don't come from an Old Testament, Jewish background - the basis for so many of the author's arguments.
Here's a great introductory video from the great people over at the Bible Project.
