Melchizedek

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I hae read that Melchizadek may have been Shem, the son of Noah. But I find this confusing when I read in Hebrews 7 that Melchizadek has no ancestry. What am I missing here?
 
source for your first statement? no point in discussing it without a source.
 
From what I understand it comes from Jewish Midrash, although I don’t know which source.
 
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source for your first statement? no point in discussing it without a source.
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Hi puzzleannie,

This would be one source —
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=57103
 
link still gives no source for the quote, prof. Hahn has written many books, so we are still looking for a source.
 
Look at Hahn’s “A Father Who Keeps His Promises”. Hahn wrote it in that book. I think he cited the Jewish Midrash. I’ll look later if no one finds it.

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sacred-texts.com/chr/bb/bb21.htm

Here’s one reference, from an ancient document called the Book of the Bee. The identification of Melchizedek with Shem is discussed in detail in a number of commentaries on Hebrews; what I’m looking at right now is pp 158-171 of Vol. 47A of the Word Biblical Commentary (author William L. Lane)

As for Melchizedek’s not having a mother and father, the writer of Hebrews is referring to the lack of documented parents as being a type of Christ. This (argument from ignorance) is now considered to be a logical fallacy, but in the days of the 1st century rabbis, argument from ignorance was commonly used. This is also discussed in the relevant sections of many commentaries on Hebrews.

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