Melchisedec in judaism and christianity and his significance in the controversy between regnum and sacerdotium in the middle ages

This study aims to clarify the continuous historical presence of Melchisedec, the singular biblical figure which lend itself to a multiple interpretations within the Jewish and Christian religious thought. Since the first century of our era, the image of Melchisedec would turned in into a major symb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nachman Falbel
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Revista de História
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19217