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  2. Priesthood of Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Chazalic literature attributes the primary character of psalm 110 as King David [6] who was a "righteous king" (מלכי צדק) of Salem (Jerusalem) and, like Melchizedek, had certain priest-like responsibilities, while the Babylonian Talmud understands the chapter as referring to Abram who was victorious in battling to save his nephew Lot and merited priesthood. [7]

  3. Righteous Priest - Wikipedia

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    Josephus referred to Melchizedek as the first priest and as a Canaanite chief. Many scholars [who?] now believe that Israelite beliefs were an evolution of Canaanite beliefs. [citation needed] In Samaritan tradition, Melchizedek's city was near the temple on Mount Gerizim. Josephus followed the Jewish tradition and linked Salem with Jerusalem ...

  4. Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    Here it is proposed that Melchizedek is Jesus Christ. [85] Melchizedek, as Jesus Christ, lives, preaches, dies and is resurrected, in a gnostic perspective. The Coming of the Son of God Melchizedek speaks of his return to bring peace, supported by God, and he is a priest-king who dispenses justice. [86]

  5. Story of Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Melchizedek or History of Melchizedek (Latin: Historia de Melchisedech) is an anonymous apocryphal account of the life of Melchizedek originally written in Greek. [1] Melchizedek is a priest and king mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14:18–20 and Psalm 110:4) and once in the New Testament (Hebrews 7). [2]

  6. Hebrews 7 - Wikipedia

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    Hebrews 7 is the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" (Hebrews 13:23) causes a traditional attribution to Paul, but this attribution has been disputed since the second century and there is no decisive evidence for the authorship.

  7. Psalm 110 - Wikipedia

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    The altar of the Dominican church at Friesach, Austria, showing Abraham meeting Melchizedek. A second point on which Jewish and Christian interpretations differ is the language in verse 4, which describes a person who combines the offices of kingship and priesthood, as exemplified by the non-Jewish king Melchizedek.

  8. Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New ...

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    The books of the New Testament frequently cite Jewish scripture to support the claim of the Early Christians that Jesus was the promised Jewish Messiah.Scholars have observed that few of these citations are actual predictions in context; the majority of these quotations and references are taken from the prophetic Book of Isaiah, but they range over the entire corpus of Jewish writings.

  9. Melchizedek (text) - Wikipedia

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    Melchizedek himself records a revelation given to him by the aeon Gamaliel, [4] as well as a liturgical rite performed by Melchizedek. [ 3 ] The text also includes some anti- docetic passages that advocate for a Christology wherein the Incarnation of Jesus was a flesh-and-blood human who was born, ate and drank, suffered, and died.