Melchizedek & the Temple by R. J. Konczyk

Melchizedek & the Temple by R. J. Konczyk

Author:R. J. Konczyk [R. J. Konczyk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781467868297
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2008-11-24T00:00:00+00:00


As in other religions, there existed a belief that the time had come for the appearance of a prophet who would renew monotheistic worship. Those who felt disgust towards idolatry, which had prevailed for centuries, longed for the religion of Abraham. These seekers of truth were known as Hanafa, which originally meant “those who turn away,” but later came to mean to have the sense of “upright,” or “by nature upright.”

Many Arabs had been influenced by the Messianic expectations of the Jews; they, too, eagerly awaited a messenger from God. One Arab sect, the Hanifs, already rejected the heathen idolatry of the Kaaba, and preached a universal God...403



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