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If by bloody sacrifices, no. Which is what Hebrews is talking about.It is a polemic against the Temple, which was a virtual slaughter house. But the Eucharest is the unbloody sacrifice, the re-presentation of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, which as Hebrews also says, is like the sacrifice of Melchizedek, an offering of bread and wine. As for the chosen race, a royal priesthood, that is an appellation for the whole nation of Israel, such as they were until then rebellion against Moses, after which the Levites was set apart. Protestantism begins with a rejection of the apostolic succession and with the priesthood. It begins with a negative, and all your interpretations are colored by its effort to prove this negative. Hebrews is the most anti-judaic book in the New Testament, but in trying to interpret it we are hobbled by a common problem. We don’t know the historical context. Is it directed against the Sadducees, or more broadly against the Jewish leaders? Biblical scholarship, which has spent so much time trying to discredit the traditional views, upon which both Catholics and Protestants depended, and which they both accepted, gives us little help.

Please explain to me how the Book of Hebrews is the "most anti-judaic book in the New Testament" when it is written to THE HEBREWS. And perhaps you are overlooking the Books of Hebrews through Revelation as to FUTURE events, the tribulation and the tribulation saints of the last days. Written to and for those going through the tribulation. Hebrews is written to THE HEBREWS, James is written to "the twelve tribes that are scattered abroad", 1 and 2 Peter, 1 and 2 John, and Jude are all written surrounding these "last days", the eminent return of Christ, enduring to the end, the "last times", etc. And of course they all lead to the Book of Revelation.

If you will notice, the Book of Hebrews, being to the Hebrews, means the middle wall of partition that separated Jews from Gentiles during the dispensation of the grace of God is back up. If Jews and Gentiles are separated again, that means something MAJOR has occured for the wall of partition to be back up. Think about it..

"Protestantism begins with a rejection of the apostolic succession and with the priesthood. It begins with a negative, and all your interpretations are colored by its effort to prove this negative."

I have no idea what "Protestantism" is; I don't believe you do either. But the Scriptures omit hundreds of things people believe in. It omits Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Buddha, Krishna, the Yin Yang, LSD, the Beatles, etc. To stick with that which the Scriptures address as true and reliable is not being negative, it is simply avoiding the vain imaginings of men.

Apostolic succession does not appear in Scripture. The RCC has added this and a great deal more to the Bible's simple message of faith in Christ, granted to us by God's grace. It is your group's "traditional views" added to the Scriptures which we have no obligation to accept.

In the end we all shall see whether this was simply a harmless exercise or deadly.