Cultural Change
Hebrews says that with a change of priesthood there is also a change of law, and these two are the main features of covenantal shifts. In context, “law” has specific reference to the rules of qualifications for priests.
One might generalize: Fundamental cultural changes are changes in priesthood and changes in law: Priesthood as the elite, the guardians of the sacred, however the sacred is defined; law as the rules for qualification of elites, whether piety, university training, skill in battle, etc.
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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