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The Story of Melchizedek or History of Melchizedek ( Latin: Historia de Melchisedech) is an anonymous apocryphal account of the life of Melchizedek originally written in Greek. [ 1] Melchizedek is a priest and king mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible ( Genesis 14:18–20 and Psalm 110 :4) and once in the New Testament ( Hebrews 7). [ 2]
In the Bible, Melchizedek (/ m ɛ l ˈ k ɪ z ə d ɛ k /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק , romanized: malkī-ṣeḏeq, 'king of righteousness,' 'my king is righteousness,' or ‘my king is Zedek’ [2]), also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as 'most high God').
Apocalyptic and related works. 1 (Ethiopic Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, c. 200 BC–50 BC) 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, c. 30 BC–70 AD) 3 (Hebrew Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, in present form from c. 108 AD-135 AD) Sibylline Oracles (both Jewish and Christian, c. 2nd cent. BC–7th cent. AD) Treatise of Shem (c. near end of ...
The majority of Chazalic literature attributes the primary character of psalm 110 as King David [6] who was a "righteous king" (מלכי צדק) of Salem (Jerusalem) and, like Melchizedek, had certain priest-like responsibilities, while the Babylonian Talmud understands the chapter as referring to Abram who was victorious in battling to save his nephew Lot and merited priesthood. [7]
English: Excerpts from the Person of Melchizedek: In writing the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Apostle reckons Melchizedek to be the Immortal Priest of God in heaven, a Divine spirit being, one who has lived with God from the beginnings of time till date and who will remain His priest forever, and not as a Canaanite priest king as many presume.
Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints) In Mormonism, the Melchizedek priesthood ( / mɛlˈkɪzɪdɛk / ), [ 1][ 2] also referred to as the high priesthood of the holy order of God[ 3] or the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God, [ 4] is the greater of the two orders of priesthood, the other being the Aaronic priesthood. [ 5]
Melchizedek is the first tractate from Codex IX of the Nag Hammadi Library. It is a Gnostic work that features the Biblical figure Melchizedek. The text is fragmentary and highly damaged. [ 1][ 2] The original text was 750 lines; of these, only 19 are complete, and 467 are fragmentary. The remaining 264 lines have been lost from the damage to ...
The Dominion of Melchizedek was unilaterally declared in 1990 by U.S. citizen Mark Pedley, possibly with his father, David Pedley. [ 1] Mark Pedley also uses a number of pseudonyms, including "Tzemach Ben David Netzer Korem" and "Branch Vinedresser". It borrows its name from the biblical king and priest Melchizedek.