The Book of Hebrews - Paperbackby Milian Lauritz Andreasen (Author) The book of Hebrews appeared during a critical time in the history of the early church. The destruction of Jerusalem was impending and many of the believers believed the end of the world was near. However, Paul warned the church against entertaining a false hope, for he knew they were misguided with their beliefs. It was a critical time the apostles were passing away, and soon the church would be left alone. It was