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I know that Paul used the Old Testament frequently, and that the Septuagint is quoted in places in the New Testament, but each apostolic writing is also God-breathed, as much as anything written for the Old Testament, and so needs to be interpreted, i.e., understood, by anyone who would govern their lives according to the will of God. This includes the book of Hebrews.

But you appear to be saying that there is no need to interpret the book of Hebrews, because it is itself an interpretation of the Septuagint. I see that as nothing but an ingenious way to avoid having to tell us what the official position of Rome is on this passage of apostolic revelation.

But this is an untenable position. One cannot engage in conscious thought without interpreting. I looked at your Catholic RSV version and find it says virtually the same thing as my KJV. How does that help me understand the distinctives of the Roman position? It doesn't. Using your logic, one could argue that every book after Moses was just an interpretation of Moses, and so needed no further commentary from Rome on any of those either.

(Interesting sidebar: The Sadducees of Jesus day did in fact take a position quite like that (IIRC), that only the Pentateuch was revelation, the rest just interpretation. It is how they were able to deny the resurrection. At least until Jesus used Abraham to show God was God of the living, not the dead, from the Pentateuch. It really flummoxed the Sadducees. And it embarrassed the Pharisees, because they'd had that proof available to them and never saw it until Jesus revealed it!)

In any event, if you are not actually interested in showing what your denomination believes about this passage in Hebrews at an official, infallible level, you should just come out and say so. I can understand your apparent disinterest in doing so. You probably do not know where to find it. This is why we keep asking. We are confident there is no official, infallible Roman interpretation of Hebrews 10. Your apparent refusal to answer is only helping our position. But you are free to do as you please. We are happy to take the de facto concession.

Peace,

SR