AOM Postulant Lesson 5

Postulant Lesson 5, Order of Melchizedek

Study Questions Below second painting:

Melchizedek accepts tithes from Abram , blesses him, and then gives the very first Eucharist / Mass mentioned in Judeo-Christian history. Abram, who later became Father Abraham, is dressed in armor, having just come from battle as you may recall from the story in Genesis 14:18. Melchizedek gives him bread and wine, those sacred symbols of the flesh-and-blood of the planet. See the huge painting below for a close-up of the bread and wine, note the decoration on the wine jar, and the sharp-pronged crown Melchizedek is wearing in this other painting (below) by an unknown artist.

Please visit this webpage, read the article on Melchizedek, then come back and answer the questions below. If for some reason that link no longer works, you can also find the text of the article here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YHVHPriesthood/message/10

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Cut and paste the following questions, insert your answers, and email them to the Mystery School, with "AOM Postulant 5" in the subject line.

1. Besides Melchizedek, which two ancient biblical characters does the prayer at the beginning of the article honor?

2. T/F - Melchizedek is an unimportant figure in both Christian and Pagan history.

3. What do "J" and "P" stand for?

4. T/F - The story of Melchizedek is ancient and does not originate from the "J" and "P" sources.

5. What are the two Old Testament sources of information regarding Melchizedek?

6. T/F - The second Old Testament source of Melchizedek information is actually a historical error.

7. What is the New Testament source of information regarding Melchizedek? How did the second Old Testament source affect this source?

8. T/F - Some people later on in the Church asserted that Melchizedek was a greater manifestation of the Logos than Yeshua, based on this NT source of information.

9. Who, according to early Kristians, were paying tithes to the Order of Melchizedek through Abraham?

10. T/F - Whoever wrote this epistle stuck their foot in their mouth and gave Pagans a way to assert their own authority into both church and synagogue.

11. Melchizedek was actually a _________ [fill in the blank] priest and ruler of what city that later fell into the hands of the Hebrews?

12. T/F - In the time of Melchizedek, the name el 'elyon meant "God Most High."

13. What does the name Melchizedek mean?

14. T/F - Moses and Joshua later destroyed the very same people that Melchizedek ruled over because of the "abomination" of their religious practices.

15. Who is very possibly the successor and embodiment of the ancient Pagan priesthood?

16. T/F - Melchizedek began the use of the Eucharistic sacrifice.

17. Melchizedek and Abraham giving tithes to him show the equal balance of power between what three priesthoods?

18. T/F - Melchizedek shows that priestly responsibilities should not be taken lightly among any of the priesthoods of the world.