Christ The New And Living Covenant In His Blood NO.2
Object/Substance/Blood/Spiritual Cleansing/Religious Practices/ But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. BLOOD (דָּם, dam; αἷμα, haima). In the Bible, blood functions as a symbol of life and death and serves as a sacred substance in sacrificial rituals for purification, consecration, and atonement. Blood and Life The Old Testament writers recognized that blood (דָּם, dam) was a life-sustaining substance (Gen 9:5). The connection between life (נֶ֫פֶשׁ, nephesh) and blood is also evident in the parallel usage of expressions about taking someone’s life (nephesh) and shedding blood (dam; e.g., Gen 37:21–22). The New Testament uses “blood” (αἷμα, haima) in this sense to refer to living beings (John 1:13), sometimes using the hendiadys “flesh and blood” (Matt 16:17; Gal 1:16 LEB; 1 Cor 15:50). Shedding blood is also used to indicate murder or death because loss of blood resulted in loss of life (Rom 3:15; Heb 12:4). Douglas Mangum, “Blood,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016). BLOOD (דָּם, dam; αἷμα, haima). In the Bible, blood functions as a symbol of life and death and serves as a sacred substance in sacrificial rituals for purification, consecration, and atonement. Blood and Life The Old Testament writers recognized that blood (דָּם, dam) was a life-sustaining substance (Gen 9:5). The connection between life (נֶ֫פֶשׁ, nephesh) and blood is also evident in the parallel usage of expressions about taking someone’s life (nephesh) and shedding blood (dam; e.g., Gen 37:21–22). The New Testament uses “blood” (αἷμα, haima) in this sense to refer to living beings (John 1:13), sometimes using the hendiadys “flesh and blood” (Matt 16:17; Gal 1:16 LEB; 1 Cor 15:50). Shedding blood is also used to indicate murder or death because loss of blood resulted in loss of life