The Eucharist in Hebrews 1223

In Hebrews, the author invokes Abel's offering Melchizedek and his priestly blessing. He also relies on Eucharistic typology that would become commonplace in early Christian commentaries as well as liturgical poetry. All of these factors point to the Eucharist as a potential interpretive key for reading the homily known as Hebrews. But what remains uncontested is the overarching theme of the letter to the Hebrews: the new covenant.