“For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.”
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer — the logic of priesthood itself demands a sacrificial function; Christ's priestly office is incomplete without the offering that defines it. The necessity (anankē) here is both theological and liturgical: no priesthood exists without sacrifice. This prepares the introduction of Christ's singular, once-for-all offering.
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