The Theological Aspects of the Priesthood of Christ in the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews

Authors

  • Mikhail V. Kovshov Moscow Theological Academy
  • Khodarin Dimitry, priest
  • Todiev Alexander, priest Moscow Theological Academy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31802/BSCH.2022.3.2.002

Keywords:

Theology, eschatology, New Testament, Apostle Paul, the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Messianic priesthood

Abstract

For the first time in the New Testament, the Epistle to the Hebrews clearly refers to Christ as the High Priest. This idea is one of the central for the author and it follows throughout the whole Epistle. The newness and originality of this title of Christ may lead to the proposal that this concept is the author’s own invention. However, at the same time, similar concepts are rather widespread among Hellenistic Judaism. Besides, some specific Messianic aspirations are common for Judaism of the Second Temple period. Concerning this, it’s important to build the full reconstruction of the conceptual scheme that is used in the Epistle to the Hebrews to describe the high priesthood of Christ.

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Author Biographies

Mikhail V. Kovshov, Moscow Theological Academy

PhD in Theology, Associate Professor at the Department of Biblical Studies at the Moscow Theological Academy, Associate Professor of Perervinskaya Theological Seminary, Academic Secretary of Candidate’s Dissertational Counsel № 1 at the Moscow Theological Academy

Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad 141300, Russia

dissovet.mda@gmail.com

Khodarin Dimitry, priest

MA in Theology, independent researcher

dimaxc@ya.ru

Todiev Alexander, priest, Moscow Theological Academy

PhD in Theology, Associate Professor at the Department of Biblical Studies at the Moscow Theological Academy, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Head of the Department of Theology and Associate Professor of the Pererva Theological Seminary

Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad, 141300, Russia

al.todiev@ya.ru

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2022-12-26

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Kovshov М. В., Khodarin Д., & Todiev А. А. (2022). The Theological Aspects of the Priesthood of Christ in the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews. Biblical Scholia, (2 (3), 39–56. https://doi.org/10.31802/BSCH.2022.3.2.002

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No. 2 (3) (2022): Biblical Scholia

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