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Author: Deborah W. Rooke Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand ISBN: 0198269986 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 401
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This unique study is the first systematic examination to be undertaken of the high priesthood in ancient Israel, from the earliest local chief priests in the pre-monarchic period down to the Hasmonaean priest-kings in the first century BCE. Dr Rooke argues that, contrary to received scholarly opinion, the high priesthood was fundamentally a religious office which in and of itself bestowed no civil responsibilities upon its holders, and that not until the time of the Maccabean revoltdoes the high priest appear as the sole figure of leadership for the nation. However, even the Maccabean / Hasmonaean high priesthood was effectively a reversion to the monarchic model of sacral kingship which had existed several centuries earlier in the pre-exilic period, rather than being anextension of the powers of the high priesthood itself. The idea that high priesthood per se bestowed the power to rule should therefore be reconsidered.
Author: Deborah W. Rooke Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand ISBN: 0198269986 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 401
Book Description
This unique study is the first systematic examination to be undertaken of the high priesthood in ancient Israel, from the earliest local chief priests in the pre-monarchic period down to the Hasmonaean priest-kings in the first century BCE. Dr Rooke argues that, contrary to received scholarly opinion, the high priesthood was fundamentally a religious office which in and of itself bestowed no civil responsibilities upon its holders, and that not until the time of the Maccabean revoltdoes the high priest appear as the sole figure of leadership for the nation. However, even the Maccabean / Hasmonaean high priesthood was effectively a reversion to the monarchic model of sacral kingship which had existed several centuries earlier in the pre-exilic period, rather than being anextension of the powers of the high priesthood itself. The idea that high priesthood per se bestowed the power to rule should therefore be reconsidered.
Author: Rainer Metzner Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004190635 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 500
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Drawing on historical backgrounds, New Testament view, and reception history, this book offers a comprehensive study on the high priest Caiaphas and his importance for Jewish society in the time of Jesus, for Early Christianity and for the reception in later times Unter Berücksichtigung der historischen Hintergründe, der Sicht des Neuen Testaments und der Wirkungsgeschichte bietet dieses Buch eine umfassende Untersuchung zu dem Hohenpriester Kaiphas, zu seiner Bedeutung für den Jüdischen Tempelstaat zur Zeit Jesu, zu seinem Einfluß auf das frühe Christentum und zu seiner Rezeption in der Nachwelt.
Author: Lester L. Grabbe Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0567216179 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 494
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In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? This first volume, Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events of Judah at the time.
Author: Lester L. Grabbe Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0567710718 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 441
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Lester Grabbe here distills his wide body of work on the subject of prophecy. The volume considers prophecy in different cultural contexts across ancient Israel and surrounding areas. Beginning with a consideration of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, Grabbe then looks at it as phenomenon in the ancient near east, including Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Levant. From this background in the immediate context of ancient Israel, Grabbe then widens the cultural lens to consider prophecy in more global environments, including Africa and the Americas, and recent examples of pseudo-biblical prophets such as Joseph Smith. In the final part of the book Grabbe then analyses these different prophetic types and forms, looking at the continuing traditions of prophecy alongside their ancient roots.
Author: Meron M. Piotrkowski Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 311059112X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 671
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Priests in Exile is the first comprehensive scholarly opus in English to reconstruct the history of the mysterious Temple of Onias, a Jewish temple built by a Jerusalemite high priest in his Egyptian exile that functioned in parallel with the Temple of Jerusalem. Piotrkowski’s book addresses a topic that is mysterious, important and anomalous: a Jewish community of mercenary priests in the (Egyptian) Diaspora in which the priestly sacrificial ritual was carried out daily over a period of more than two hundred years until the first century CE, outlasting the Jerusalem Temple by about three years. Although the book focuses on the very circumscribed topic of the parallel Temple it casts a wide net, placing the story in the context of Jewish Diaspora life in ancient times. Ancient topics and texts are brought to bear, including papyri, epigraphy, archaeology, as well as the modern literature. Piotrkowski throws new light on a fascinating episode of ancient Jewish history that is usually left in the dark.
Author: Christopher Tuckett Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351773089 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 176
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This title was first published in 2003. The book bearing the title of 'Zechariah' is, in its present form, an amalgam of oracles and prophecies stemming from Zechariah himself as well as others. It became part of Jewish scripture, was revered and valued, and was a partiuclar favourite of a number of early Christian writers. Often cited by New Testament writers, this book of one of the most important of the 'minor prophets' is itself deeply indebted to earlier Jewish prophetic texts and has been an important resource for later writers, Jewish and Christian, as they sought to tap their own 'Biblical' material. The amalgam of oracles and prophecies presented in the book of Zechariah offers an ideal thematic focus for the leading scholars in this volume who explore areas of the Hebrew Bible, post-Biblical Jewish literature, and early Christian literature and history (in the New Testament and beyond). The essays examine the book of Zechariah itself as well as its subsequent interpretation by a number of other writers, Jewish and Christian. The essays raise important issues in relation to the influence of biblical texts in subsequent literature and also the broad area of 'intertextuality'' and the way in which later texts relate to and use earlier texts in their sacred tradition.
Author: Lester L. Grabbe Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0567401871 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 243
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Since at least the 19th century Hebrew Bible scholarship has traditionally seen priests and prophets as natural opponents, with different social spheres and worldviews. In recent years several studies have started to question this perspective. The Priests in the Prophets examines how the priests are portrayed in the Latter Prophets and analyzes the relationship between priests and prophets. The contributors also provide insights into the place of priests, prophets, and some other religious specialists in Israelite and Judean society in pre-exilic and post-exilic times.
Author: Joseph L. Angel Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004181466 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 396
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Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores images of otherworldly and messianic/eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and related groups.
Author: Maria Brutti Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9047408756 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 360
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With a rigorous use of the sources, the book throws new light on the High Priesthood (301-152 BCE). Setting this institution in the widest contest of the interaction between the Judaic and Hellenistic world, it gives a valid contribution to the international research in this field.
Author: Deborah W. Rooke
Author: Deborah W. Rooke
Author: Rainer Metzner
Author: Deborah W. Rootke
Author: Lester L. Grabbe
Author: Lester L. Grabbe
Author: Meron M. Piotrkowski
Author: Christopher Tuckett
Author: Lester L. Grabbe
Author: Joseph L. Angel
Author: Maria Brutti