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== Biblical usage == Inspiration for the Catholic use of the name ''pontiff'' for a bishop comes from the use of the same word for the Jewish High Priest in the original Latin translation of the Bible, the [[Vulgate]], where it appears 59 times. For example at {{bibleverse||Mark|15:11}}, "pontifices" (plural) is the Latin term used for "The Chief Priests".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcus 15:11|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Marcus%252015%253A11&version=VULGATE|access-date=2023-02-17|website=Bible Gateway|language=en}}</ref> And in the Vulgate version of the [[Letter to the Hebrews]], "pontifex" (singular) is repeatedly used with reference to the then still extant High Priesthood in Judaism, and analogously suggesting [[Jesus Christ]] as the ultimate high priest.
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