Melchizedek

Melchizedek is a Sethian Gnostic text presenting a revelation given to Melchizedek, the priest-king of Salem, concerning the heavenly priesthood of Christ.|||Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex IX.|||Composed in the 3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Sethian Gnostic in orientation.|||Presents Melchizedek as a heavenly priest and recipient of revelation. Important for understanding the development of Melchizedek traditions in Gnostic and early Christian literature.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||Pearson, B. A. " Melchizedek." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.|||Pearson, B. A. " Melchizedek." In Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X. Brill, 1981.|||Melchizedek — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/melchizedek.html|Full translation with introduction.;; Early Christian Writings — Melchizedek|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/melchizedek.html|Indexed text and scholarly resources.|||" I am Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High, and I have received the revelation of the heavenly priesthood." — Melchizedek (paraphrase)