Keimanan Kristus dalam Peraturan Melkisedek: Sebuah Upaya Rekontruksi Kristologi Keimanan dalam Ibrani 7: 1-10

Abstract

Hebrews has a distinctive christology denoting Christ�s 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 Christ�s priesthood isthe order of Melchizedek. This article seeks to examine how the Hebrew�s 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 Melchizedek�s 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.