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Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, [9] "Holy brethren": or "holy brothers" suggests a family relationship between true believers, both men and women, as 'pilgrims' who share in the heavenly calling to reign with Jesus Christ in 'the world to come' ().
Canon law of theCatholic Church. In the Catholic Church, the Seal of Confession (also known as the Seal of the Confessional or the Sacramental Seal) is the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (confession). [1]
Yom Kippur Temple service. In Judaism, the Yom Kippur Temple service was a special sacrificial service performed by the High Priest of Israel on the holiday of Yom Kippur, in the Temple in Jerusalem (and previously in the Tabernacle). Through this service, according to the Bible, the Jewish people would achieve atonement for their sins once ...
"Scripture [...] sets before us Christ alone as mediator, atoning sacrifice, high priest, and intercessor."—Augsburg Confession Art. XXI. [1]. The priesthood of all believers is either the general Christian belief that all Christians form a common priesthood, or, alternatively, the specific Protestant belief that this universal priesthood precludes the ministerial priesthood (holy orders ...
The Confession by Giuseppe Molteni, 1838. Absolution is a theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents.It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the practice of absolution vary between Christian denominations.
In persona Christi. In persona Christi is a Latin phrase meaning "in the person of Christ", an important concept in Roman Catholicism and, in varying degrees, to other Christian traditions, such as Lutheranism and Anglicanism. [1] In Catholic theology, a priest is In persona Christi because, in the sacraments he administers, it is God and ...
John Hyrcanus (/ hərˈkeɪnəs /; Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס, romanized: Yoḥānān Hurqanos; Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish High Priest of Israel of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until he died in 104 BCE).
The high priests following the exile were: [8][9] Joshua, son of Jehozadak, after the building of the Second Temple. Contemporary of Cyrus the Great (reigned 538–530 BCE) and Darius I (reigned 522–486 BCE). Joiakim, son of Joshua (Nehemiah 12:10). Eliashib, son of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:10).