A. Concept

It is important to bear in mind, in the following discussion of the applicability of the terms “priest” and “priesthood” to the office-holders in the Church, that the NT does not use the terms ίερεύς, ίεράτευμα, to describe ecclesiastical office. They occur, however, in the interpretation of Christ’s work of salvation and in the description of the NT people of God.

The Letter to the Hebrews, in the perspective of the Jewish-Christian community and its interest in ОТ tradition,…