Melchizedek in 11QMelchizedek, or the Elect One in the Parables of 1 Enoch. My manner of argument will seem to many to be far too easy, indeed simplistic, and a turning back the clock to less critical days. My defense, however, is this. If the primary sources produce false general impressions, such as that Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet when he was not, or that Jesus was Israel’s redeemer when he had no such thought, then the truth of things is almost certainly beyond our reach. If the chief witnesses