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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453938703321

Titolo

Priesthood and cult in ancient Israel [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary A. Anderson and Saul M. Olyan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, c1991

ISBN

1-281-80377-4

9786611803773

0-567-05134-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 125

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonGary A. <1955->

OlyanSaul M

Disciplina

221.6

Soggetti

Priests, Jewish

Sacrifice - Biblical teaching

Worship in the Bible

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; The Praise of God as a Cultic Event; The Prohibitions Concerning the 'Eating' of Blood in Leviticus 17; Jewish High Priests of the Persian Period: Is the List Complete?; The Deception of Isaac, Jacob's Dream at Bethel, and Incubation on an Animal Skin; The Oaths of Amos 8.14; The Spectrum of Priestly Impurity; The Composition of Leviticus, Chapter 11; The Sin Offering Law in the 'Holiness School' (Numbers 15.22-31); Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

During the last decade or so there has been a renewed interest in the study of cult and priesthood. The various individuals who have contributed essays to this volume are of both junior and senior rank and from both Christian and Jewish backgrounds. Certain essays represent the fruitful interchange that is now developing among historians of religion, anthropologists and biblical scholars. Others focus on parallels between aspects of Israelite religion and their counterparts in Canaanite and early Greek contexts. There are also contributions on the literary shape of the priestly law-code.