"You Are a Priest Forever": Second Temple Jewish Messianism and the Priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews

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Neta Rozenblit
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Reader Checked 25/10/2012 SE
Reference type: 
Book
Author(s): 
Mason, Eric F.
year: 
2008
Full title: 

"You Are a Priest Forever": Second Temple Jewish Messianism and the Priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah
Issue / Series Volume: 
74
Place of Publication: 
Leiden
Publisher: 
Brill
Chapter: 
xiii + 229
Abstract: 

Of the many proposals for the conceptual background of the priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews, this book argues that the presentations of the messianic priest and Melchizedek in the Qumran texts provide the closest parallels to Hebrews’ thought.

Notes: 
Contents: Hebrews’ presentation of Jesus as High Priest -- Previous theories of the background of the motif -- Messianic priest traditions in Second Temple Judaism -- Melchizedek traditions in Second Temple Judaism -- The priestly christology of Hebrews and Qumran traditions. Read more: http://books.google.co.il/books?id=2M-nLK9jDYoC&printsec=frontcover&hl=iw#v=onepage&q&f=false SBL Reprint, 2014
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STDJ

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Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents: 
Scroll / Document: 
11Q13
Section type: 
Column
Passage: 
2
URL: 
http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/9789047427636
Label: 
10/03/2008
Record number: 
15 536