Melchizedek passages in the Bible : : a case study for inner-biblical and inter-biblical interpretation / / Alan Kam-Yau Chan.

• VerfasserIn: Chan, Alan Kam-Yau,
• MitwirkendeR: Alan KamYau, Chan,
• Place / Publishing House: Warsaw : : De Gruyter Open,, 2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages) :; illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 An Introduction to Inner-Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: With Special Reference to the Melchizedek Passages --; 2 The Issue of Methodology Regarding Inner- and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: Discourse Analysis (Text-Linguistics) --; 3 The Issue of Methodology Regarding Inner-Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation: Rhetorical Criticism --; 4 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of Genesis 14 --; 5 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of the Contexts of Genesis 14: Various Texts in Genesis and Numbers 22-24 --; 6 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of the Contexts of Genesis 14: 2 Samuel 7 --; 7 A Literary and Discourse Analysis of Psalm 110 --; 8 The Canonical Shape of the Psalter as Cotexts for Understanding Psalm 110: With Special Reference to Psalms 1-2 and Books I-IV --; 9 The Canonical Shape of the Psalter as Cotexts for Understanding Psalm 110: A Study of Book V of the Psalter --; 10 A Literary and Structural Analysis of Hebrews 1-7: An Inter-Biblical Interpretation of Melchizedek --; 11 A Discourse Analysis of Hebrews 1-7: Syntagmatic Use of the "Son" in Light of the Quotations and Allusions of Old Testament Scripture --; 12 Assessment and Conclusion --; Appendix 1 A Study of Issues Related do Inner- Biblical and Inter-Biblical Interpretation --; Appendix 2 Genesis 14:18-20: An Insertion or Not --; Appendix 3 Layout of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 14 --; Appendix 4 A Discourse Analysis of Gen 14:20b: Who Gave Tithe to Whom --; Appendix 5 Three Texts Concerning Blessings: Genesis 48, 49 and Deuteronomy 33 --; Appendix 6 A Critique of Psalms 1 and 2 Not as One Unit --; Appendix 7 A Rhetorical Analysis of Psalms 1 and 2 --; Bibliography --; Author Index --; Subject Index
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3110440091
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alan Kam-Yau Chan.

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.