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  • From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
  • To: Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: JEDP (Mo & Deut)
  • Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 19:49:07 +0200


The Melchizedek incident of Gen. 14 is not referred to; but Melchizedek
is, in Ps. 110. The Davidic priest-king is designated as M.'s sucessor
and, if suggested textual emendations are correct, YHWH's adopted son.
So at least the Temple cultic psalms retained a memory of an earlier
dynasty in Jerusalemm before the Davidic one. This doesn't at all prove
that Gen. 14 is early or authentic; but it does indicate that there is
some historical tradition underlying it.
Sincerely,
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Beit Berl Post Office
Israel






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