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You Are a Priest Forever': Second Temple Jewish Messianism and the Priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Vol.74)

By Eric F. Mason

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2008
ISBN
9789004149878
LCC
BS2775.6.P69 M37 2008
Open Library ID
OL16631827M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27131983 bytes)
Series
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah volume 74
Pages
244\244
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Scholars have long questioned the conceptual background for the priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews, with suggestions including Gnosticism, the thought of Philo of Alexandria, common themes in early Christian theology and exegesis, and the creativity of the author of Hebrews himself. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls prompted waves of enthusiasm for understanding Hebrews in that context, both in terms of the Qumran sect's priestly messianism and understanding of Melchizedek, but claims often were excessive and the approach was discredited. The present study reevaluates the priestly Christology of Hebrews and the presentations of the messianic priest and Melchizedek in the Qumran texts, arguing that the latter do indeed provide the closest parallels to Hebrews' thought.

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