“You Are a Priest Forever”

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Volume 74

Studies on the Text of the

Desert of Judah

Edited byFlorentino García Martínez

Associate editorsPeter W. Flint

Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar

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“You Are a Priest Forever”

Second Temple Jewish Messianismand the Priestly Christology

of the Epistle to the Hebrews

Eric F. Mason

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Mason, Eric Farrel. You are a priest forever : Second Temple Jewish messianism and the priestly christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews / by Eric F. Mason. pages cm. -- (Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; VOLUME 74) Originally published: Boston : Brill, 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-62837-030-0 (paper binding : alk. paper)1. Priesthood—Biblical teaching. 2. Jesus Christ—Priesthood. 3. Jesus Christ — Messiahship. 4. Bible. Hebrews — Criticism, interpretation, etc. 5. Messi-ah—Judaism—History of doctrines. 6. Judaism—History—Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. 7. Jesus Christ—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. I. Title. BS2775.6.P69M37 2014 227’.8706--dc23 2014036337SBL P

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