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Hebrews: Christ—Perfect Sacrifice, Perfect Priest is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Book of Hebrews is grounded in the work of the Levitical priesthood. The generation of Hebrews receiving this letter had practiced sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem for a lifetime. Hebrews emphasizes the superiority of Christ's once-for-all, perfect sacrifice over the repeated, imperfect Levitical sacrifices. It shows us how to have a better life in Christ.

the Levitical priesthood and sacrificial system were still in operation when the epistle was composed. Since the temple was destroyed by General (later Emperor) Titus Vespasian in A.D. 70, the epistle must have been written prior to that date. In addition, it may be noted that Timothy had just been released from prison (13:23) and that persecution was becoming severe (10:32–39; 12:4; 13:3). These details suggest a date for the epistle of around A.D. 67–69. Background and Setting Emphases on the
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