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Why did the reformers include the book of Hebrews in the canon?

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Related: [Why was Hebrews included in the canon?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/6557/21576) It's widely known that Hebrews has been in the canon of most of Christendom for a long time, originally on the basis of Pauline authorship (see the linked answer above for more). Despite some divergence of opinion (cf. [Martin Luther](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Bible#View_of_canonicity)) , most of the reformers considered it canonical as well. Here, I'd like to understand their reasons – that is: Why did significant reformers (e.g., [John Calvin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin) , [John Knox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox) , [Ulrich Zwingli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli)) generally include Hebrews in the canon? - Did they still believe that Paul wrote the book, and thus include it on the basis of apostolic authorship? - Or did they accept it based on other factors, like the testimony of the early church, perhaps because Pauline authorship had already begun to be doubted?
Asked by Nathaniel is protesting (42928 rep)
Dec 13, 2016, 05:27 AM
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