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	It is claimed that only Jesus held the priesthood, and that such priesthood was not 'transferable' to members of the Church.		It is claimed that only Jesus held the priesthood, and that such priesthood was not 'transferable' to members of the Church.

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	The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].		The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].

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	The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].		The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].

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	The interpretation of "unchangeable" to mean "non-transferable" does not stand up to scripture, correct doctrine, Biblical scholarship, or Greek terminology.		The interpretation of "unchangeable" to mean "non-transferable" does not stand up to scripture, correct doctrine, Biblical scholarship, or Greek terminology.

	~~''For an examination of Bible teachings about priesthood authority, see:'' [[~~What does the Bible teach about priesthood\|What does the Bible teach about priesthood?~~]].~~		{{Main\|What does the Bible teach about priesthood\|l1=What does the Bible teach about priesthood?}}

	===Why the opposition to priesthood?===		===Why the opposition to priesthood?===
	It is understandable that creedal Protestant Christians (who make up the vast majority of sectarian anti-Mormons) desperately need the priesthood, as understood by Latter-day Saints, to be non-existent today. The whole idea of authority, direct from God, being necessary for the saving ordinances of mankind, completely undermines and destroys the traditionally accepted doctrine that one is "saved by faith alone." It also completely destroys their own claims to authority, since they are the result of a break-off from the Roman Catholic faith.		It is understandable that creedal Protestant Christians (who make up the vast majority of sectarian anti-Mormons) desperately need the priesthood, as understood by Latter-day Saints, to be non-existent today. The whole idea of authority, direct from God, being necessary for the saving ordinances of mankind, completely undermines and destroys the traditionally accepted doctrine that one is "saved by faith alone." It also completely destroys their own claims to authority, since they are the result of a break-off from the Roman Catholic faith.

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	:God's promises to Abraham are extended to all who come unto Christ: Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchizedek, who was the priest who blessed Abraham, in whose loins was Levi. The superiority of Christ's Melchizedek Priesthood over the Levitical priesthood and the Law of Moses is developed in chapter 7. Melchizedek was a type of Christ. His priesthood was more enduring than the Levitical priesthood, which was limited to blood lines and was not given with an oath and whose priests did not continue because of death and needed daily renewal ({{b\|\|Heb.\|7\|3,21,23,27}}). The Melchizedek order of priesthood, however, was directed by Jesus Christ, who, unlike the high priest under the Law of Moses on the annual Day of Atonement ({{b\|\|Lev.\|16\|4}}), did not need to "offer sacrifice for his own sins, for he knew no sins" (JST Heb. 7:26). His priesthood was ''aparabatos'' meaning "permanent, unchangeable, and incomparable" ({{s\|\|Heb.\|7\|24}}). No other priesthood will succeed it. It will be the permanent power of salvation and eternal lives within Christ's church forever more ~~(see~~ {{TPJS1\|start=166,322}}).<ref>{{EoM1\|vol=2\|article=[http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Hebrews,_Epistle_to_the Hebrews, Epistle to the]\|author=Richard D. Draper}}</ref>		:God's promises to Abraham are extended to all who come unto Christ: Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchizedek, who was the priest who blessed Abraham, in whose loins was Levi. The superiority of Christ's Melchizedek Priesthood over the Levitical priesthood and the Law of Moses is developed in chapter 7. Melchizedek was a type of Christ. His priesthood was more enduring than the Levitical priesthood, which was limited to blood lines and was not given with an oath and whose priests did not continue because of death and needed daily renewal ({{b\|\|Heb.\|7\|3,21,23,27}}). The Melchizedek order of priesthood, however, was directed by Jesus Christ, who, unlike the high priest under the Law of Moses on the annual Day of Atonement ({{b\|\|Lev.\|16\|4}}), did not need to "offer sacrifice for his own sins, for he knew no sins" (JST Heb. 7:26). His priesthood was ''aparabatos'' meaning "permanent, unchangeable, and incomparable" ({{s\|\|Heb.\|7\|24}}). No other priesthood will succeed it. It will be the permanent power of salvation and eternal lives within Christ's church forever more<ref>Article here cites {{TPJS1\|start=166,322}}</ref>.<ref>{{EoM1\|vol=2\|article=[http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Hebrews,_Epistle_to_the Hebrews, Epistle to the]\|author=Richard D. Draper}}</ref>

	===Modern Bible translations===		===Modern Bible translations===

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	In Bauer's Greek-English lexicon, we read:		In Bauer's Greek-English lexicon, we read:

	:''Aparabatos'', on (see parabaino; belonging to later Greek [Phryn. 313 Lob];not LXX) Hebrews 7:24 usually interpreted 'without a successor'. But this meaning is found nowhere else. ''Aparabatos'' rather has the sense of permanent, unchangeable" [followed by citations].{{ref~~\|bauer1}}~~		:''Aparabatos'', on (see parabaino; belonging to later Greek [Phryn. 313 Lob];not LXX) {{b\|\|Hebrews\|7\|24}} usually interpreted 'without a successor'. But this meaning is found nowhere else. ''Aparabatos'' rather has the sense of permanent, unchangeable" [followed by citations].<ref>Reference "aparabatos," in Walter Bauer and Frederick William Danker (editors), ''A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature '', 3rd edition, (Urbana and Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 2001), 97. ISBN 0226039331.</ref>

	Thus, it is the ''priesthood'' which is unchangeable, rather than being non-transferable. Claims that the priesthood is not transferable are not supported by the Biblical text. Rather, the priesthood is a permanent and necessary part of the Church—any Church claiming it is unnecessary does not meet the Biblical model.		Thus, it is the ''priesthood'' which is unchangeable, rather than being non-transferable. Claims that the priesthood is not transferable are not supported by the Biblical text. Rather, the priesthood is a permanent and necessary part of the Church—any Church claiming it is unnecessary does not meet the Biblical model.
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	:[after giving examples from secular literature: Plutarch, Josephus, Epictetus, etc]		:[after giving examples from secular literature: Plutarch, Josephus, Epictetus, etc]

	:Hebrews 7.24 says of Christ that because He remains to eternity He has an unchangeable and imperishable priesthood. Instead of the passive 'unchangeable' [743] many expositors suggest the active sense 'which cannot be transferred to another;" 'Christ has a priesthood which cannot be transferred to anyone else' [citing Bengel]. This is a natural interpretation and yields a good sense, but it does not really fit the context. We should keep to the rendering 'unchangeable,' the more so as the active sense is not attested elsewhere." (742-3).{{ref~~\|tdnt1}}~~		:Hebrews 7.24 says of Christ that because He remains to eternity He has an unchangeable and imperishable priesthood. Instead of the passive 'unchangeable' [743] many expositors suggest the active sense 'which cannot be transferred to another;" 'Christ has a priesthood which cannot be transferred to anyone else' [citing Bengel]. This is a natural interpretation and yields a good sense, but it does not really fit the context. We should keep to the rendering 'unchangeable,' the more so as the active sense is not attested elsewhere." (742-3).<ref>Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich (editors), Geoffrey W. Bromiley (translator), ''Theological Dictionary of the New Testament'' (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993), 5: 742-743. </ref>

	The statement 'yields a good sense' suggests that those who choose that translation are probably doing so for theological reasons, not grammatical or linguistic reasons; and the ''TDNT'' author is voting against such a choice.		The statement 'yields a good sense' suggests that those who choose that translation are probably doing so for theological reasons, not grammatical or linguistic reasons; and the ''TDNT'' author is voting against such a choice.
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	In a review of Walter Martin's book, ''The Maze of Mormonism'', in which Martin bases his argument against the Melchizedek Priesthood on the interpretation of "unchangeable" being "non-transferable, Richard Lloyd Anderson informs us that:		In a review of Walter Martin's book, ''The Maze of Mormonism'', in which Martin bases his argument against the Melchizedek Priesthood on the interpretation of "unchangeable" being "non-transferable, Richard Lloyd Anderson informs us that:

	:Instead of treating descriptions in the Acts or Pastoral Letters concerning the bestowal of apostolic authority on others, Martin prefers to base his case on a dubious translation of Hebrews 7:24, maintaining that Christ's priesthood is "untransferable." But his vintage 1889 citation from Thayer's lexicon for this use is squarely contradicted by the best authorities in the field. The lexicon of Arndt-Gingrich (in agreement with Moulton-Milligan) gives more than a dozen secular uses of the period to show that the term in question (''aparabatos'') "rather has the sense permanent, unchangeable." The point of the passage is not that Christ's priesthood cannot be transferred, but that it permanently remains superior, as does he, to all other authority.{{~~ref~~\|~~byus1~~}}		:Instead of treating descriptions in the Acts or Pastoral Letters concerning the bestowal of apostolic authority on others, Martin prefers to base his case on a dubious translation of Hebrews 7:24, maintaining that Christ's priesthood is "untransferable." But his vintage 1889 citation from Thayer's lexicon for this use is squarely contradicted by the best authorities in the field. The lexicon of Arndt-Gingrich (in agreement with Moulton-Milligan) gives more than a dozen secular uses of the period to show that the term in question (''aparabatos'') "rather has the sense permanent, unchangeable." The point of the passage is not that Christ's priesthood cannot be transferred, but that it permanently remains superior, as does he, to all other authority.<ref>{{BYUS1\|author=Richard Lloyd Anderson\|start=60\|num=1\|vol=6\|date=Autumn 1964\|article=[https://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8938 Book Review of Walter Martin's ''The Maze of Mormonism'']}}</ref>

	So we see that it is incorrect to interpret "unchangeable" as "non-transferable."		So we see that it is incorrect to interpret "unchangeable" as "non-transferable."
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	:The rather late Christian understanding that Jesus would be the last High Priest of the Melchizedek order (see Hebrew 7:24, marginal reading no. 5 in most King James Version translations) is based on an erroneous interpretation of the Greek word aparabaton which does not mean "intransmissible" but means "unchangeable" when referring to Jesus' priesthood.{{~~ref~~\|~~brown1~~}}		:The rather late Christian understanding that Jesus would be the last High Priest of the Melchizedek order (see Hebrew 7:24, marginal reading no. 5 in most King James Version translations) is based on an erroneous interpretation of the Greek word aparabaton which does not mean "intransmissible" but means "unchangeable" when referring to Jesus' priesthood.<ref>{{BYUS1\|author=S. Kent Brown\|start=56\|start=56\|vol=23\|num=1\|article=[https://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=5562 The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Mormon Perspective]\|date=Winter 1983}}</ref>

	And:		And:

	:God's promises to Abraham are extended to all who come unto Christ: Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchizedek, who was the priest who blessed Abraham, in whose loins was Levi. The superiority of Christ's Melchizedek Priesthood over the Levitical priesthood and the Law of Moses is developed in chapter 7. Melchizedek was a type of Christ. His priesthood was more enduring than the Levitical priesthood, which was limited to blood lines and was not given with an oath and whose priests did not continue because of death and needed daily renewal (Heb. 7:3, 21, 23, 27). The Melchizedek order of priesthood, however, was directed by Jesus Christ, who, unlike the high priest under the Law of Moses on the annual Day of Atonement (Lev. 16:4), did not need to "offer sacrifice for his own sins, for he knew no sins" (JST Heb. 7:26). His priesthood was ''aparabatos'' meaning "permanent, unchangeable, and incomparable" (Heb. 7:24). No other priesthood will succeed it. It will be the permanent power of salvation and eternal lives within Christ's church forever more (see {{TPJS1\|start=166, 322}}).{{~~ref~~\|~~eom1~~}}		:God's promises to Abraham are extended to all who come unto Christ: Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchizedek, who was the priest who blessed Abraham, in whose loins was Levi. The superiority of Christ's Melchizedek Priesthood over the Levitical priesthood and the Law of Moses is developed in chapter 7. Melchizedek was a type of Christ. His priesthood was more enduring than the Levitical priesthood, which was limited to blood lines and was not given with an oath and whose priests did not continue because of death and needed daily renewal ({{b\|\|Heb.\|7\|3,21,23,27}}). The Melchizedek order of priesthood, however, was directed by Jesus Christ, who, unlike the high priest under the Law of Moses on the annual Day of Atonement ({{b\|\|Lev.\|16\|4}}), did not need to "offer sacrifice for his own sins, for he knew no sins" (JST Heb. 7:26). His priesthood was ''aparabatos'' meaning "permanent, unchangeable, and incomparable" ({{s\|\|Heb.\|7\|24}}). No other priesthood will succeed it. It will be the permanent power of salvation and eternal lives within Christ's church forever more (see {{TPJS1\|start=166,322}}).<ref>{{EoM1\|vol=2\|article=[http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Hebrews,_Epistle_to_the Hebrews, Epistle to the]\|author=Richard D. Draper}}</ref>

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	:"When a priesthood holder takes upon himself the Melchizedek Priesthood, he does so by oath and covenant. This is not so with the Aaronic Priesthood. The covenant of the Melchizedek Priesthood is that a priesthood holder will magnify his calling in the priesthood, will give diligent heed to the commandments of God, and will live by every word which proceeds "from		:"When a priesthood holder takes upon himself the Melchizedek Priesthood, he does so by oath and covenant. This is not so with the Aaronic Priesthood. The covenant of the Melchizedek Priesthood is that a priesthood holder will magnify his calling in the priesthood, will give diligent heed to the commandments of God, and will live by every word which proceeds "from
	the mouth of God" (see D&C 84:33-44). The oath of the Melchizedek Priesthood is an irrevocable promise by God to faithful priesthood holders. "All that my Father hath shall be given unto them" (see {{s\|\|DC\|84\|38}}). This oath by Deity, coupled with the covenant by faithful priesthood holders, is referred to as the oath and covenant of the priesthood."{{~~ref~~\|~~benson1~~}}		the mouth of God" (see {{s\|\|D&C\|84\|33-44}}). The oath of the Melchizedek Priesthood is an irrevocable promise by God to faithful priesthood holders. "All that my Father hath shall be given unto them" (see {{s\|\|D&C\|84\|38}}). This oath by Deity, coupled with the covenant by faithful priesthood holders, is referred to as the oath and covenant of the priesthood."<ref>{{TETB1\|start=223}}</ref>

	* ''by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)''		* ''by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)''
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	(In context, this verse (24) that some Christians use to try to argue against the priesthood, is saying that since Jesus Christ is eternal, so is the authority He has. It is this same authority that Christ passed on to his Apostles, and they, passed on to others in the Church.)		(In context, this verse (24) that some Christians use to try to argue against the priesthood, is saying that since Jesus Christ is eternal, so is the authority He has. It is this same authority that Christ passed on to his Apostles, and they, passed on to others in the Church.)

	:''This explanation should make it plain that the law, or schoolmaster (see Galatians 3:24), to lead the people unto Christ was administered by the Aaronic, or Levitical, Priesthood. However, perfection cannot be obtained through this priesthood alone, as Paul explained. Therefore, it was necessary for the Lord to send another priest after the order of Melchizedek. The priesthood thus being changed, there was "of necessity a change also of the law."''{{~~ref~~\|~~richards1~~}}		:''This explanation should make it plain that the law, or schoolmaster (see {{b\|\|Galatians\|3\|24}}), to lead the people unto Christ was administered by the Aaronic, or Levitical, Priesthood. However, perfection cannot be obtained through this priesthood alone, as Paul explained. Therefore, it was necessary for the Lord to send another priest after the order of Melchizedek. The priesthood thus being changed, there was "of necessity a change also of the law."''<ref>{{MWW1\|start=84}}</ref>

	The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].		The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, therefore, was introduced by him to take the place of the law of Moses. But, this does not mean that priesthood transfer to mankind has or must cease. In fact, Jesus actions in the Bible, and the conduct of the apostles after His resurrection, show [[Mormonism_and_priesthood/Restoration\|precisely the opposite pattern]].

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	#{{note\|bauer1}} Reference "aparabatos," in Walter Bauer and Frederick William Danker (editors), ''A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature '', 3rd edition, (Urbana and Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 2001), 97. ISBN 0226039331.
	#{{note\|tdnt1}} Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich (editors), Geoffrey W. Bromiley (translator), ''Theological Dictionary of the New Testament'' (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993), 5: 742-743.
	#{{note\|byus1}} {{BYUS1\|author=Richard Lloyd Anderson\|start=60\|num=1\|vol=6\|date=Autumn 1964\|article=Book Review of Walter Martin's ''The Maze of Mormonism''}}{{GL1\|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?book_doc_id=283375}}
	#{{note\|brown1}} {{BYUS1\|author=S. Kent Brown\|start=56\|start=56\|vol=23\|num=1\|article=The Dead Sea Scrolls: a Mormon Perspective\|date=Winter 1983}}{{GL1\|url=http://gospelink.com/library/doc?book_doc_id=282571}}
	~~#{{note\|eom1}} {{EoM1\|vol=2\|article=Epistle to the Hebrews\|author=Richard D. Draper}}{{link1\|url=http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/EoM&CISOPTR=4391&CISOSHOW=3634}}~~
	~~#{{note\|benson1}} {{TETB1\|start=223}}~~
	~~#{{note\|richards1}} {{MWW1\|start=84}}~~

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	* ''22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man (Jesus Christ), because he continueth ever, [Eternal] hath an unchangeable [Eternal] priesthood.''		* ''22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man (Jesus Christ), because he continueth ever, [Eternal] hath an unchangeable [Eternal] priesthood.''

	(In context, this verse (24) that ~~critics~~ use to try to argue against the priesthood, is saying that since Jesus Christ is eternal, so is the authority He has. It is this same authority that Christ passed on to his Apostles, and they, passed on to others in the Church.)		(In context, this verse (24) that some Christians use to try to argue against the priesthood, is saying that since Jesus Christ is eternal, so is the authority He has. It is this same authority that Christ passed on to his Apostles, and they, passed on to others in the Church.)

	:''This explanation should make it plain that the law, or schoolmaster (see Galatians 3:24), to lead the people unto Christ was administered by the Aaronic, or Levitical, Priesthood. However, perfection cannot be obtained through this priesthood alone, as Paul explained. Therefore, it was necessary for the Lord to send another priest after the order of Melchizedek. The priesthood thus being changed, there was "of necessity a change also of the law."''{{ref\|richards1}}		:''This explanation should make it plain that the law, or schoolmaster (see Galatians 3:24), to lead the people unto Christ was administered by the Aaronic, or Levitical, Priesthood. However, perfection cannot be obtained through this priesthood alone, as Paul explained. Therefore, it was necessary for the Lord to send another priest after the order of Melchizedek. The priesthood thus being changed, there was "of necessity a change also of the law."''{{ref\|richards1}}

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	:But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an ''unchangeable'' priesthood.{{ea}}		:But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an ''unchangeable'' priesthood.{{ea}}

	~~The critics of the LDS Church~~ interpret the word "unchangeable" as meaning non-transferable. Therefore, they say, the Priesthood that Christ held (the Melchizedek Priesthood) could not be transferred to anyone. But, as we have seen, this relies on an out-dated reading of the Greek. Such a view was defensible in the 19th century; it can no longer be sustained.		Some Christians interpret the word "unchangeable" as meaning non-transferable. Therefore, they say, the Priesthood that Christ held (the Melchizedek Priesthood) could not be transferred to anyone. But, as we have seen, this relies on an out-dated reading of the Greek. Such a view was defensible in the 19th century; it can no longer be sustained.

	But, even if we grant ~~the critics'~~ obsolete reading, could this be the correct interpretation? If so, there is a glaring contradiction within this very chapter, for verse twelve says the priesthood has changed:		But, even if we grant this obsolete reading, could this be the correct interpretation? If so, there is a glaring contradiction within this very chapter, for verse twelve says the priesthood has changed:

	:''For the priesthood ''being changed'', there is made of necessity ''a change'' also of the law.''({{b\|\|Hebrews\|7\|12}}) {{ea}}		:''For the priesthood ''being changed'', there is made of necessity ''a change'' also of the law.''({{b\|\|Hebrews\|7\|12}}) {{ea}}

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	As seen above, most ~~critics~~ of the ~~LDS Church rest most of their~~ argument against the LDS doctrine of priesthood on {{b\|\|Hebrews\|7\|24}}:		As seen above, most of the argument against the LDS doctrine of priesthood is based upon {{b\|\|Hebrews\|7\|24}}:

	:But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an ''unchangeable'' priesthood.{{ea}}		:But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an ''unchangeable'' priesthood.{{ea}}