Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, Part 55 summary
Part 55 of 65 · Part 4: Of the Kingdom of Darkness · 1 min to read the part
In The Names of Sacerdotes and Sacrifices, the argument links priestly titles and the treatment of the Lord’s Supper as a sacrifice to claims of papal power. It contrasts New Testament elders with Jewish sacrificial offices and says these practices encourage belief that the Pope holds both civil and religious authority over Christians.
What happens
- The argument questions calling priests sacerdotes because the New Testament instead calls them presbyters, or elders.
- It assigns the Jewish sacrificial title to the civil sovereign and public ministers during God’s kingship.
- It says treating the Lord’s Supper as a sacrifice encourages belief in the Pope’s combined civil and religious power.
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