729 B
729 B
Connecting Statement:
The writer then assures these Jewish believers that Christ has the better priesthood because he lives forever and the priests that descended from Aaron all died.
has given the guarantee of a better covenant
"has told us that we can be sure that there will be a better covenant"
he has a permanent priesthood
A priest's work is spoken of as if it were an object that Jesus possesses. This can be worded to avoid the abstract noun. AT: "he is a priest permanently" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)