{"product_id":"the-melchizedek-tradition-9780521018715","title":"The Melchizedek Tradition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767560241495,"sku":"9780521018715","price":42.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521018715.jpg?v=1758713809","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-melchizedek-tradition-9780521018715","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}