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During the time of Jesus Christ, neither he nor his apostles would have had the term “priest” applied to their mission or identity. The priesthood was exclusive to the tribe of Levi and at that time was associated primarily with their sacrificial liturgies in the temple. But with Christ’s death on the cross, a new understanding of Christ as priest began to grow in light of his priestly...

We begin by examining the Old Testament priesthood because it gives a necessary context to the New Covenant priesthood, helping us see the novelty in the New Covenant priesthood. There is both continuity and discontinuity between the Old and New Testament. The discontinuity is seen above all in the priests of the tribe of Levi, the Levitical priests, having to continually offer sacrifices for sins whereas the one sacrifice of Christ on the Cross suffices for all
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