Letter to the Hebrews

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Christian scripture New Testament book biblical epistle

The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Epistle to the Hebrews	22
Hebrews	12
Book of Hebrews	3
New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews	3
Hebrews 11	2
Hebrews 8–10	2
Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 6:13–20 or similar pericope, depending on lectionary)	1
Epistle to the Hebrews 11:33–40; 12:1–2	1
Epistle to the Hebrews 12:28–13:8 (Byzantine lectionary)	1
Epistle to the Hebrews in Byzantine textform	1
EpistleToTheHebrews	1
Hebrews 10	1
Hebrews 5	1
Hebrews 6	1
Hebrews 7	1
Hebrews 8	1
Hebrews 9	1
Letter to the Hebrews canonical	1
Letter to the Hebrews (traditional attribution in some traditions)	1
The Epistle to the Hebrews	1
book of Hebrews	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62543 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Letter to the Hebrews
Context triple: [Atonement, scripturalBasis, Letter to the Hebrews]

A. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
B. Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
C. Catholic Epistles
The Catholic Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters addressed to broad Christian audiences rather than specific individuals or communities.
D. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
E. Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is a New Testament book that presents a detailed narrative of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his compassion, concern for the marginalized, and the universality of salvation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Letter to the Hebrews
Target entity description: The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.

A. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
B. Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
C. Catholic Epistles
The Catholic Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters addressed to broad Christian audiences rather than specific individuals or communities.
D. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
E. Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is a New Testament book that presents a detailed narrative of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his compassion, concern for the marginalized, and the universality of salvation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian scripture ⓘ New Testament book ⓘ biblical epistle ⓘ
acceptedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Protestant churches ⓘ
audience	Christians facing persecution ⓘ Jewish Christians ⓘ
authorshipDebate	attributed by some to Apollos ⓘ attributed by some to Barnabas ⓘ attributed by some to Luke ⓘ attributed by some to Paul ⓘ attributed by some to Priscilla ⓘ
authorshipStatus	anonymous ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical in most Christian traditions ⓘ disputed authorship in early church ⓘ
christology	presents Christ as Son of God ⓘ presents Christ as eternal high priest ⓘ presents Christ as perfect sacrifice ⓘ
closingFeatures	benediction ⓘ mention of Timothy ⓘ personal remarks ⓘ
containsFamousChapter	Hebrews 11 ⓘ linked to: Letter to the Hebrews
containsWarningPassages	Hebrews 10:26–31 ⓘ Hebrews 12:25–29 ⓘ Hebrews 2:1–4 ⓘ Hebrews 3:7–4:13 ⓘ Hebrews 6:4–8 ⓘ
genre	homily ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
Hebrews11KnownAs	Hall of Faith ⓘ
interprets	Levitical priesthood ⓘ Old Testament sacrificial system ⓘ tabernacle symbolism ⓘ
keyConcept	Christ as mediator of a better covenant ⓘ faith as assurance of things hoped for ⓘ heavenly sanctuary ⓘ rest for the people of God ⓘ
keyVerse	Hebrews 10:10 ⓘ Hebrews 12:1–2 ⓘ Hebrews 4:14–16 ⓘ Hebrews 8:6 ⓘ Hebrews 9:11–14 ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
majorTheme	Christ superior to Aaronic priesthood ⓘ Christ superior to Moses ⓘ Christ superior to angels ⓘ new covenant superior to old covenant ⓘ
originalCentury	1st century ⓘ
originalRegion	eastern Mediterranean ⓘ linked to: Eastern Mediterranean
partOf	Christian Bible ⓘ linked to: Bible New Testament ⓘ
positionInNewTestament	among the General Epistles ⓘ
primaryTheme	Jesus Christ as high priest ⓘ new covenant ⓘ once-for-all sacrifice of Christ ⓘ perseverance in faith ⓘ superiority of Christ ⓘ
purpose	to encourage perseverance ⓘ to show fulfillment of Old Testament in Christ ⓘ to warn against apostasy ⓘ
quotesFrom	Deuteronomy ⓘ linked to: Book of Deuteronomy Exodus ⓘ linked to: Book of Exodus Habakkuk ⓘ Jeremiah ⓘ Psalms ⓘ
structure	alternating exposition and exhortation ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
usesOldTestament	extensively ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atonement → scripturalBasis → Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ

Pauline Epistles → containsWork → Letter to the Hebrews (traditional attribution in some traditions) ⓘ