A Reassessment of Cleansing in Hebrews 9 Based on Klawans’ Criteria
For the last 150 years, scholars, with few exceptions, have read Hebrews 9:11-20 as focused on “moral cleansing”, in contrast to the “ceremonial cleansing” that is described as ineffective in 9:10 and 9:13. This section is followed by the description of Christ’s role as covenant mediator prefigured by the covenant inauguration at Sinai, which is […]