tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post5420394121736320290..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: 'Of a Man, a Beautiful Example'—Righteous Melchizedek, King of SalemAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-67872711337175585172013-02-18T22:45:18.466-06:002013-02-18T22:45:18.466-06:00logos> Sorry for the delay in responding! I get...logos> Sorry for the delay in responding! I get a lot of spam comments, and I put off sorting through them because it's such a boring job.<br /><br />Anyway, the image is a 6th-c. mosaic from San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. It shows Melchisedek holding the bread that he offered to Abraham. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wUI6qYkH1wk/Sidn19LYOAI/AAAAAAAAAzE/xZ_qoiuZAK4/s1600/Righteous+Melchizedek+(San+Vitale,+Ravenna).jpgAaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-71262954157416799042013-01-10T14:15:45.053-06:002013-01-10T14:15:45.053-06:00can you please tell us where is this mosaic from? ...can you please tell us where is this mosaic from? and what is Melchizedek holding?what is this round shaped thing on his hands?thanks a lot for the wonderful post.logoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946471848757326783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-62606397425913264132009-06-04T23:53:45.176-05:002009-06-04T23:53:45.176-05:00It's good to recall the meaning of this Hebrew...It's good to recall the meaning of this Hebrew name:<br /><br />My King is Righteous.<br /><br />Rather fitting!Kevin P. Edgecombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590490181739464401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-48447898012491496412009-06-04T06:44:10.880-05:002009-06-04T06:44:10.880-05:00Thank you for this post [as all of them!]: I was p...Thank you for this post [as all of them!]: I was particularly moved when I found Orthodoxy, or rather it found me!, to see in Orthodox [and Catholic] thought the role Melchizedek plays in the liturgical life and theology of the Church. Two single mentions in the Bible, yet a most important person.<br /><br />A blessed Feast Day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com