Melchizedek Tradition A Critical Examination of the Sources to the Fifth Century A.D. And in the Epistle to the Hebrews

This monograph seeks to answer the question why Melchizedek, who is a minor figure in the Old Testament, is selected by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews to represent the priesthood of Christ. Professor Horton surveys the traditions about Melchizedek from the Old Testment period, in Philo, Josephus and Qumran, to the later sources in Rabbinical and patristic writings and the Gnosticism.Horton Jr., Fred L. is the author of 'Melchizedek Tradition A Critical Examination of the Sources to the Fifth Century A.D. And in the Epistle to the Hebrews', published 2005 under ISBN 9780521018715 and ISBN 0521018714.