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The Letter to the Hebrews is generally regarded as the most sacrificial text in the New Testament. This article argues that Hebrews, read within the wider context of sacrificial discourse in the ancient Mediterranean world, not only represents a textual moment in the rhetorical dissociation of the early Jesus movement from the sacrificial cult in Jerusalem but also reflects the rhetorical obfuscation of Jesus's sacrificial self-offering as it was being replaced by an emphasis on the interpretation of Jesus's death as sacrifice, with the result being the inevitable sacrifice of the former for the latter in early Christian discourse. The Letter to the Hebrews has been described as the most sacrificial text in the New Testament. 1 Reflecting wider contexts of sacrificial discourse in the ancient Mediterranean world, Hebrews has become a central site in the study of Christian origins, especially in critical discussions of theological supersessionism, the Christian rejection of animal sacrifice, and the Jerusalem temple cult. 2 Read within the wider cultural worlds of sacrificial discourse in Jewish and Greco-Roman antiquity, Hebrews can be viewed as a textual moment in the rhetorical d

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Author

Simon J. Joseph

Publisher

Project MUSE

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)