We have seen in an earlier post that the letter to the Hebrews—the anonymous word of exhortation—has drawn on language and ideas that would have been very familiar to the Jewish people to whom the exhortation was addressed. See https://johntsquires.com/2021/09/29/the-word-of-exhortation-that-exults-jesus-as-superior-hebrews-1-pentecost-19b/ The notion of a high priest, offering sacrifices for the sake of the people, was … Continue reading The perfect high priest who mediates “a better covenant” (Hebrews 9; Pentecost 23B)