Melchizedek Passages in the Bible
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Chan Alan KamYau
About this book
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.
Melchizedek, Biblical Interpretation, Inner-Biblical Interpretation
Author / Editor information
Alan Kamyau Chan, Logos Theological Seminary,Waukegan, IL, U.S.A.
Reviews
"In sum, this book shows how new methods, if carefully selected and clearly presented, as is the case here, can indeed contribute to a more nuanced understanding of a familiar theme such as the divine messianic sonship of the letter of Hebrews echoing various aspects of the Old Testament reworking of the king-priest figure Melchizedek and his relation to Abraham. This book is highly recommended to everyone interested in inner- and inter-biblical interpretation."
Agustinus Gianto in: CrSt 39 (2018), 301-302
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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1 An Introduction to Inner-Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: With Special Reference to the Melchizedek Passages
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2 The Issue of Methodology Regarding Inner- and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: Discourse Analysis (Text-Linguistics)
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3 The Issue of Methodology Regarding Inner-Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: Rhetorical Criticism
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4 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of Genesis 14
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5 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of the Contexts of Genesis 14: Various Texts in Genesis and Numbers 22-24
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6 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of the Contexts of Genesis 14: 2 Samuel 7
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7 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of Psalm 110
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8 The Canonical Shape of the Psalter as Cotexts for Understanding Psalm 110: With Special Reference to Psalms 1-2 and Books I-IV
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9 The Canonical Shape of the Psalter as Cotexts for Understanding Psalm 110: A Study of Book V of the Psalter
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10 A Literary and Structural Analysis of Hebrews 1-7: An Inter-Biblical Interpretation of Melchizedek
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11 A Discourse Analysis of Hebrews 1-7: Syntagmatic Use of the “Son” in Light of the Quotations and Allusions of Old Testament Scripture
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12 Assessment and Conclusion
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Appendix 1 A Study of Issues Related do Inner- Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation
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Appendix 2 Genesis 14:18-20: An Insertion or Not
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Appendix 3 Layout of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 14
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Appendix 4 A Discourse Analysis of Gen 14:20b: Who Gave Tithe to Whom
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Appendix 5 Three Texts Concerning Blessings: Genesis 48, 49 and Deuteronomy 33
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Appendix 6 A Critique of Psalms 1 and 2 Not as One Unit
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Appendix 7 A Rhetorical Analysis of Psalms 1 and 2
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Bibliography
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Author Index
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Subject Index
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