As both priest and victim, Christ offered himself through sacrificial actions involving death, entry into the heavenly sanctuary, and cleansing by blood. Hebrews highlights the soteriological, psychological, and social benefits of this sacrifice.

Hebrews drew on the sacrificial system of the Old Testament to develop an effective, Christocentric soteriology to meet the needs of those it addressed. This rhetorical strategy required Hebrews to portray sacrifice in both negative and positive terms. The author criticizes the sacrificial rituals of Israel as ineffective (7:11, 18-19; 10:4), ...

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