Melchizedek Passages in the Bible. A Case Study for Inner-Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation
Author: Alan KamYau, Chan
ISBN: 9783110440096 9783110440089Year: 2016Pages: xii, 262Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Subject: Religion --- The Bible
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Melchizedek is a mysterious figure to many people. Adopting discourse analysis and text-linguistic approaches, Chan attempts to tackle the Melchizedek texts in Genesis 14, Psalm 110, and Hebrews 5-7. This seminal study illustrates how the mysterious figure is understood and interpreted by later biblical writers, "... Using the “blessing” motif as a framework, Chan also argues that Numbers 22-24, 2 Samuel 7 and the Psalter: Books I-V (especially Psalms 1-2) provide a reading paradigm of interpreting Psalm 110. In addition, the structure of Hebrews provides a clue to how the author interprets the Old Testament texts.