Priesthood of Jesus

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Christian theological concept Christological doctrine doctrine

The Priesthood of Jesus refers to the Christian theological concept that Jesus Christ serves as the ultimate and eternal high priest who mediates between God and humanity, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Testament priesthood.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Christ as mediator	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological concept ⓘ Christological doctrine ⓘ doctrine ⓘ
associatedWithTitle	Jesus as Lamb of God ⓘ surface form: Christ as Lamb of God Christ as advocate ⓘ Priesthood of Jesus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christ as mediator
basedOnText	Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ surface form: Epistle to the Hebrews Hebrews 4 ⓘ Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ surface form: Hebrews 5 Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ surface form: Hebrews 7 New Testament ⓘ
characteristic	eternal ⓘ heavenly ministry ⓘ once-for-all sacrifice ⓘ sinless high priest ⓘ unique ⓘ
contrastedWith	old covenant priesthood ⓘ
coreFunction	access to God for believers ⓘ intercession for believers ⓘ mediation between God and humanity ⓘ offering of atoning sacrifice ⓘ representation of humanity before God ⓘ
describedAs	priest forever after the order of Melchizedek ⓘ
describesRoleOf	Jesus Christ as high priest ⓘ
fulfillsTypeOf	Old Testament priesthood ⓘ
groundedIn	ascension of Christ ⓘ heavenly session of Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ sacrifice of Christ ⓘ
hasDoctrinalImportanceIn	Catholic theology ⓘ Byzantine theology ⓘ surface form: Orthodox theology Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestant theology
hasMainFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
influencesDoctrine	ministerial priesthood in Catholicism ⓘ universal priesthood of believers ⓘ
interpretsOldTestament	Aaronic priesthood ⓘ Levitical priesthood ⓘ
keyBiblicalTitle	great high priest ⓘ high priest ⓘ priest forever ⓘ
linkedToCovenant	new covenant ⓘ
relatedFigure	Melchizedek ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalAllusion	Psalm 110:4 ⓘ
soteriologicalImplication	confidence to approach God ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ reconciliation with God ⓘ
surpasses	Aaronic priesthood ⓘ Aaronic priesthood ⓘ surface form: Levitical priesthood
theologicalField	Christology ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ
understoodAs	heavenly priesthood ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christos → associatedWithConcept → Priesthood of Jesus ⓘ

Priesthood of Jesus → associatedWithTitle → Priesthood of Jesus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ as mediator