{"product_id":"the-curtain-was-torn-rehan-derrick-sirinimal-fernando-9781544212487","title":"The Curtain Was Torn","description":"The letter to the Hebrews gives a full account of Jesus' high priesthood. New humanity did not emerge through prestige and possession but through weakness, failures and humility. When the letter to the Hebrews mentions 'you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' (5:6, 7:17, 7:21), we need to remember that the new priesthood of Jesus Christ does not belong to a cultic priesthood. Melchizedek was neither a cultic priest nor a priest who exercised the cultic rituals. Jesus was not associated with Old Testament priesthood. When he died on the cross, the curtain of the Jerusalem Temple was torn in two from top to bottom (Mtt 27:51). The cultic priestly way of prestige and possession was over through his sacrifice. The new priesthood therefore comes through victimhood. In light of this, the author, following Pope Francis, calls for the renewal of the priesthood of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rehan Derrick Sirinimal Fernando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544212488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544212487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Rehan Derrick Sirinimal Fernando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439681286399,"sku":"9781544212487","price":20.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b275af76-ecbb-419f-bb64-9ae8eaebd31e.jpg?v=1777178982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curtain-was-torn-rehan-derrick-sirinimal-fernando-9781544212487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}