Open AccessKeimanan Kristus dalam Peraturan Melkisedek: Sebuah Upaya Rekontruksi Kristologi Keimanan dalam Ibrani 7: 1-10
Author(s) -
Rena Sesaria Yudhita
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
gema teologika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2502-7751
pISSN - 2502-7743
DOI - 10.21460/gema.2016.11.207
Subject(s) - hebrews , christology , character (mathematics) , philosophy , order (exchange) , hebrew , argument (complex analysis) , theology , literature , art , linguistics , mathematics , biochemistry , geometry , chemistry , finance , economics
Hebrews has a distinctive christology denoting Christs particular priesthood. The fact that Jesus is not qualified in anyway to be a priest according the Aaronic order is inevitable. Therefore, the author composed an argument that the foundation of Christs priesthood isthe order of Melchizedek. This article seeks to examine how the Hebrews author recognize, interpret, and utilize the character of Melchizedek to build his unique priesthood christology. The efforts are made by interpreting Hebrews 7:1-10, in which the author shows the significance of the Melchizedeks figure to the Jesus priesthood. First, this article investigate show the author of Hebrews uses Melchizedek mysterious character in Genesis and Psalm are echoed in verses 1-3 and then examine the christology of priesthood developed in verses 4-10. Basically the character of Melchizedek was still shrouded in mystery even to the end of the study. However, precisely in this mystery we can see how ingenious the author is.