Gen 14:18-20 is a brief episode depicting the encounter between Abram and Melchizedek.
Taking this episode and its context in the Pentateuch as the starting point, Mathews sets out to analyze the text as it has been composed, in order to understand the biblical and theological significance of this priest-king Melchizedek.
The thesis proposed and investigated is that Melchizedek's royal priestly portrayal in Genesis initiates a priesthood that is intentionally presented as an alternative to Aa.
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Penn State University Press Melchizedek's alternative priestly order: a compositional analysis of genesis 14:18-20 and its echoes throughout the tanak/joshua g. mathews
