Melchizedek, King of Sodom : how scribes invented the biblical priest-king / Robert R. Cargill.
2019
BS580.M4
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Title
Melchizedek, King of Sodom : how scribes invented the biblical priest-king / Robert R. Cargill.
ISBN
9780190946999 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
BS580.M4
Dewey Decimal Classification
222.11092
Summary
The biblical figure Melchizedek appears just twice in the Hebrew Bible, and once more in the Christian New Testament. Cited as both the king of Shalem - understood by most scholars to be Jerusalem - and as an eternal priest without ancestry, Melchizedek's appearances become textual justification for the establishment of the kingship of David in Jerusalem and the Christian priesthood. But what if the text was manipulated? Robert R. Cargill explores the Hebrew and Greek texts concerning, Melchizedek's encounter with Abraham in Genesis as a basis to unravel the biblical mystery of this character's origins.
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Also issued in print: 2019.
The biblical figure Melchizedek appears just twice in the Hebrew Bible, and once more in the Christian New Testament. Cited as both the king of Shalem - understood by most scholars to be Jerusalem - and as an eternal priest without ancestry, Melchizedek's appearances become textual justification for the establishment of the kingship of David in Jerusalem and the Christian priesthood. But what if the text was manipulated? Robert R. Cargill explores the Hebrew and Greek texts concerning, Melchizedek's encounter with Abraham in Genesis as a basis to unravel the biblical mystery of this character's origins.
The biblical figure Melchizedek appears just twice in the Hebrew Bible, and once more in the Christian New Testament. Cited as both the king of Shalem - understood by most scholars to be Jerusalem - and as an eternal priest without ancestry, Melchizedek's appearances become textual justification for the establishment of the kingship of David in Jerusalem and the Christian priesthood. But what if the text was manipulated? Robert R. Cargill explores the Hebrew and Greek texts concerning, Melchizedek's encounter with Abraham in Genesis as a basis to unravel the biblical mystery of this character's origins.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 19, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190946968
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