Hebrews

In The Book of Hebrews on Monday we went over who the author of Hebrews could have been. The author does not say nor does anyone else who would have known. Thus, there have been many specualations and proposed candidates as to who it was. From the text we know that the author knew Timothy, had spent time in prison, was well educated (he uses 169 Greek words that are not used anywhere else, and his writing style in general is very eloquent), knew the Old Testament very well, but also has had some Greek influence.
The traditional view is that it was Paul, but the writing, though similar in style, is better than Paul's, nor does he not give his name at the beginning like he did in all his other letters. Also, in ch.2:3 the author says that the gospel "was confirmed to us by those who heard." This would imply that the author is a 2nd generation Christian. In Gal. 1:12 Paul says that he did not receive the gospel from men but from Jesus Christ.
Martin Luther was the first to argue for Apollos because in Acts 18:24-28 he is said to be an eloquent man who was mighty in the scripture. He is a good candidate but we think the best candidate would be Barnabas. We know Barnabas had been with Paul (accounting for the similar style), and he had spent time in prison. He was a Levite which means he probably had been educated and was well versed in the Old Testament.
However in the end we must agree with the early church father Origen (I think) who said that only God knew who the author really was.