Priestly Christology and Holiness: Christ’s Priesthood and the Sanctification of Believers

This article attempts to provide a systematic account of Christ’s priesthood and the sanctification of believers. Approaching Scripture from a systematic perspective, the study focuses on the Epistle to the Hebrews, which is the only document in the NT that explicitly discusses Christ’s priesthood and also deals with the concept of holiness. The article begins with a descriptive reading of the occurrences of the language of holiness in Hebrews and then proceeds to a constructive account of the priesthood of Christ and the sanctification of believers, according to four dimensions of holiness (spatial, personal, ritual, and temporal). The main thesis of this article is that the cultic perspective formulated in this study uncovers a cosmic spiritual experience of holiness deeply rooted in Christological mediation. This perspective constitutes a larger and promising avenue for articulating relevant topics related to sanctification in systematic theology.