• Lev 17:11 — For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

1 passages from 1 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Summa Theologica · 1 passage