For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made the will must be established — the argument pivots on the dual meaning of diathēkē (both covenant and will/testament). In Greco-Roman law, a will became effective only upon the testator's death. This legal principle illuminates why Christ's death was necessary: without it, the covenant-will would lack binding power.

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