[Year of first publication] 1353 [Character(s)] Abraham, Melchisedech [Work] The Decameron (Decamerone) [Creator] Giovanni Boccaccio [Country of publication] Italy [Details] Of the tales related by the characters in The Decameron, the second tells the story of Abraham, the wise Jew, who travels to The Vatican and notes the corruption there, yet upon returning home, converts to Christianity. In the third story Melchisedech is a Jewish money lender who is set up by the Sultan to identify which of the three religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam is the true religion. Melchisedech answers by telling a parable about an inheritance of true ring and two fake rings which leaves the answer in doubt, but satisfies the Sultan.[11] [Media] 
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