The letter to the Hebrews gives a full account of Jesus' high priesthood. New humanity did not emerge through prestige and possession but through weakness, failures and humility. When the letter to the Hebrews mentions 'you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' (5:6, 7:17, 7:21), we need to remember that the new priesthood of Jesus Christ does not belong to a cultic priesthood. Melchizedek was neither a cultic priest nor a priest who exercised the cultic rituals. Jesus was not associated with Old Testament priesthood. When he died on the cross, the curtain of the...
The letter to the Hebrews gives a full account of Jesus' high priesthood. New humanity did not emerge through prestige and possession but through weak...
