Friday, December 12, 2025

Luke Timothy Johnson on Hebrews 9:23

  

The only surprise in this statement is the plural “sacrifices” (thysiai), since the argument emphasizes the singularity and once-for-all-ness of Christ’s offering. This may be a case where grammatical choice is governed by the logic of the image rather than by the logic of the argument. (Luke Timothy Johnson, Hebrews: A Commentary [The New Testament Library (Louisville, Ky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012], 243)

 

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