Melchizedek Passages in the Bible

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.

• | Author: Chan Alan Kamyau
• | Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• | Publication Date: Apr 08, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 274 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 3110440083
• | ISBN-13: 9783110440089