61. Why Is Melchizedek So Mysterious?
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Panagiotis Kampouris [+ ]
Panagiotis Kampouris holds a PhD in Theology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research interests include Old Testament, Jewish and Christian apocalypticism and mysticism, and the ancient Near East. He is the author of “The Priesthood of Melchizedek in Biblical and Extra-biblical Sources and its Relevance to the Ancient Near Eastern Divine Kingship.” Studies in Theology of the School of Humanities, Hellenic Open University 11 (2020): 123–144; “Heavenly Ascents in the Jewish Apocalyptic: The Examples of Enoch (1 Enoch 17–36; 2 Enoch 3–22) and Abraham (Testament of Abraham 10–15).” Nea Sion 95 (2018): 193–216; and “Voces magicae. The Importance of the Invocations of Divine Names in the Prayer of Jacob.” Studies in Theology of the School of Humanities, Hellenic Open University 9 (2018): 197–217.
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Based on a couple of verses in Genesis, the figure of Melchizedek evolved into the founder of an eternal priesthood, a precursor of Christ, a prophet, and an angelic personality.