RT Article
T1 The "Order of Melchizedek": Hebrews 7 as a Model for Thinking Ecumenically about Priesthood
JF Journal of ecumenical studies
VO 53
IS 1
SP 95
OP 109
A1 Blair, Merryl
LA English
PB University of Pennsylvania Press
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1679354949
AB Ecumenical conversations around differing views of priesthood are fraught. This essay suggests that a fresh reading of the priesthood of Christ in the Letter to the Hebrews may introduce a new imagination into the topic. Using a Hebrew narrative methodology, it examines Hebrews 7 as the central point in the letter. The repetitions of the phrase "the order of Melchizedek" lead the reader more deeply into a dissection of the historical priesthood, noting the inadequacies of human traditions and demonstrating Christ's innovative example, which remodels priesthood as beyond particular systems and traditions (and even religions), to allow the grace of God to be freely mediated in unexpected ways.
K1 Bibel : Hebräerbrief : 7
K1 Abraham
K1 Bible. Hebrews
K1 Christian Union
K1 God
K1 Hebrews
K1 Hebrews 7
K1 Jesus Christ
K1 Melchizedek
K1 Priesthood
K1 Blessing
K1 Ordination
K1 Poetics
K1 Sacrifice
DO 10.1353/ecu.2018.0007