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Not really. Especially as Christ is the High Priest.

As my catechism puts it: the Bishop corresponds to Moses, leading the flock to the promised land. The Presbyter corresponds to one of the 70 Elders that Moses chose to lead the flock individually. And the Deacon continues the ministry of Christ, notably by serving the Eucharist.

>>687057

Yes. This is correct. What's your problem here?

Much in the early Christianity is modelled after the Jewish customs and what is written in the Old testament.

1. The moral laws and the laws agains idolatry remain valid

2. Instead of the sacrifices of animals we have the Eucharist

3. Tithes are owed not to the priests in the old Temple but to the prophets (today those are the monks), to the bishop and to the poor (according to the Didache)

4. The festivals are modified so that they become clearly distinctive from the Jewish festivals (the Christians have Passover/Easter but it is celebrated in a different day)

5. Also Sunday instead of Saturday

6. Deacons/Presbyters/Bishops correspond to Levites/Priests/High Priest.

But what about the dietary laws of the Torah? Such laws are not exactly laws about ritual. To the nations who don't eat pigs (the Jews including) the pigs are repulsive so to the Judeochristians it wasn't obvious that the dietary laws are not ethical laws. And this was the source of a the controversy in the early Church. The Didache tries to reconcile the arguing parties. According to it, it wasn't necessary to follow the dietary laws of the Torah, it was, however, a good thing to do so.

>>687068

>And the Deacon continues the ministry of Christ, notably by serving the Eucharist.

explain yourself

>>687216

How? The Deacon continues the ministery of Christ. He takes care of the community, and he serves the Eucharist to the parish like Christ gave the bread and wine to His disciples. In fact, in icons, it is Jesus Himself Who is shown giving communion to parishioners.

>>687234

Also, it is Ignatius of Antioch I think who says that the Bishops are like God, the Presbyters are like the apostles, and the Deacons are like Jesus.

>>687068

The Catechism specifically says that the Bishops acts fully in the place of Christ which includes High Priesthood.

And Moses was a High Priest in a special sense, this is how he had authority over Aaron and Psalm 99:6 confirms this.

>>687104

>dietary laws

You know there is an entire part of Acts where God tells Peter they can eat whatever they want now and don't need to follow those anymore.

>>687057

>Pope corresponds to Caiaphas

>>687265

Pope is not order.