Priest in the New Testament

PRIEST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT (ἱερεύς, G2636, priest; ἀρχιερεύς, G797, high priest; ἱεράτευμα, G2633, priesthood). The NT usage of the terms “priest” and “high priest,” with but one exception (Acts 14:13), reflects OT antecedents, esp. the ministers of the Temple cultus. In the gospels and Acts, the usage is restricted to the Jewish caste who continued to minister in the Temple. Elsewhere the terms are used only in Hebrews, to refer to Jesus in a theological understanding of His ministry, and in the Revelation, where the Christian community is referred to as “priests to God,” reflecting Exodus 19:6. First Peter also cites the Exodus passage, calling the Christian community a “royal priesthood.”