Epistle to the Hebrews, or Letter to the Hebrews, or in the Greek manuscripts, simply To the Hebrews ( Πρὸς Έβραίους) is a text of the New Testament. In some versions of the Bible, its author refers to it as a "word of exhortation", using the same term used in Acts 13:15 to describe a sermon. In the Modern Literal Version the direct translation into English gives the phrase "word of encouragement". Since the earliest days of the Church, its authorship and canonicity have been debated. The text is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, but doubt on Pauline authorship is reported already by Eusebius, and modern biblical scholarship considers its authorship unknown, perhaps written in deliberate imitation of the style of Paul.