Melchizedek, King of Sodom: how scribes invented the biblical priest-king
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 justificatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Cargill, Robert R., 1973-, Melchizedek, King of Sodom] (2023) (Bishop, Paul)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Melchizedek
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Old Testament
Criticism, Redaction
B Melchizedek B Melchizedek King of Salem |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| 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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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 19, 2019) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-094699-9 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190946968.001.0001 |
