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This monograph seeks to answer the question why Melchizedek, who is a minor figure in the Old Testament, is selected by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews to represent the priesthood of Christ. Professor Horton surveys the traditions about Melchizedek from the Old Testment period, in Philo, Josephus and Qumran, to the later sources in Rabbinical and patristic writings and the Gnosticism.

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Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The background sources I: the Old Testament; 3. The background sources II: Philo, Qumran, and Josephus; 4. The later sources I: the Early Church and the Rabbis; 5. The later sources II: gnosticism; 6. Conclusion: Melchizedek and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Select bibliography; Indexes.

The Melchizedek Tradition

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521018715, 978-0521018715
      ISBN10: 0521018714
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      Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This monograph seeks to answer the question why Melchizedek, who is a minor figure in the Old Testament, is selected by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews to represent the priesthood of Christ. Professor Horton surveys the traditions about Melchizedek from the Old Testment period, in Philo, Josephus and Qumran, to the later sources in Rabbinical and patristic writings and the Gnosticism.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The background sources I: the Old Testament; 3. The background sources II: Philo, Qumran, and Josephus; 4. The later sources I: the Early Church and the Rabbis; 5. The later sources II: gnosticism; 6. Conclusion: Melchizedek and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Select bibliography; Indexes.

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