Reforming Melchizedek
This essay demonstrates the significant changes to the interpretation of passages in Hebrews about Melchizedek during the Reformation era. This comparison of the emphases in the medieval tradition with those of Protestant interpreters substantiates the gradual movement toward an increased interest i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 235-254 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance NAB Fundamental theology |
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Melchizedek
senses of scripture
Reformation exegesis
typology
biblical interpretation
Calvin
Oecolampadius
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| Summary: | This essay demonstrates the significant changes to the interpretation of passages in Hebrews about Melchizedek during the Reformation era. This comparison of the emphases in the medieval tradition with those of Protestant interpreters substantiates the gradual movement toward an increased interest in the literal-historical sense without entirely discarding a spiritual sense. It reveals continuity with explaining Melchizedek as a type of Christ and the diversity of explanations about Melchizedek’s identity, location, and purpose. And it establishes discontinuity with interpreters’ explanations for the way the author of Hebrews used Old Testament and about Melchizedek’s actions as a type of the Eucharist. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-01203003 |