contemporary Judaism but from the Pentateuch of the OT. On the other hand, he is not careful in his description of the OT sanctuary and sacrifices. For instance, he locates the golden altar in the Most Holy and merges the various sacrifices.7 We wonder if such “lapses” would not have concerned a Jewish-Christian audience. The several appeals to the “living God” (3:12; 9:14; 10:31; 12:22) would have more significance if directed toward Gentile Christians. We should add that much of the sacrificial