The Role of the Devil in the Gospel of John

"What I don't think it is really is an entire doctrine of the atonement," he says. "Passover and Day of Atonement, I think within a Jewish second temple context, would be pretty clearly distinct" The idea that Jesus will return to his waiting people still modeled on by analogy on what the High Priest does on the Day of A tonement,. He goes into the Holy of Holies to perform a certain sacrificial work - arguably in the Second Temple period to intercede for the people.