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[W Ellison <el_guero2000 AT yahoo.com>]

Hellow everyone!
 
I am new to B-Hebrew, and I know that I will learn more than I will 
contribute.
 
1.  Are there passages that list the qualifications for Priesthood?  
 
2.  Should the OT Priesthood have an impact upon our modern view of Pastors?


                
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Dear W.,

First of all, please give us a name. It makes exchanges so much more
congenial.

According to the "Priestly" parts of the Pentateuch, Israelite priests must
be descended from Aaron, brother of Moses, through male lineage. The rest of
the tribe of Levi has a supporting role, serving in the sanctuary. Only men,
and only those who do not suffer physical defects, may serve. Many of the
prophetic writings, and certainly most of the later, post-exilic books,
assume that this was so. Many historians believe that there were several
groups or families of priests in early Israel, that were eventually combined
into the "Aaronide" and later "Zadokite" priesthood (Zadok was the high
priest under David, and many later priests traced their descent from him).

However there is very little resemblance between the role of the biblical
priest and that of the modern pastor, minister, vicar, or rabbi. The
priest's role was mostly ritual (although there were individuals, who were
priests, who also took on other leadership roles). The modern pastor's role
is more educational. I know that some Christian denominations like to
consider their priests as taking on the role of the biblical priesthood, but
they are just not the same.

Yigal


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From: "W Ellison" <el_guero2000 AT yahoo.com>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Hebrew qualifications for Priesthood


> Hellow everyone!
>
> I am new to B-Hebrew, and I know that I will learn more than I will 
> contribute.
>
> 1.  Are there passages that list the qualifications for Priesthood?
>
> 2.  Should the OT Priesthood have an impact upon our modern view of 
> Pastors?
>
>
>
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