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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797442203321

Autore

MacDonald Nathan <1975->

Titolo

Priestly rule : polemic and biblical interpretation in Ezekiel 44 / / Nathan MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

3-11-041186-5

3-11-041201-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, , 0934-2575 ; ; Volume 476

Disciplina

224/.406

Soggetti

Priests, Jewish - Biblical teaching

Zadokites

Levites

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Post-Exilic Polemic over the Priesthood -- 1. The Rule of Priests -- 2. The Rules for Priests -- 3. Zadok and the Sons of Zadok in Second Temple Judaism -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

Whilst prophetic oracles in late prophetic books evidence tensions about the Jerusalem temple and its priesthood, MacDonald demonstrates that the relationships between prophetic oracles have been incorrectly appraised. Employing an interpretative method attentive to issues of redaction and inner-biblical interpretation, MacDonald show that Ezekiel 44 is a polemical response to Isaiah 56, and not the reverse as is typically assumed. This has significant consequences for the dating of Ezekiel 44 and for its relationship to other biblical texts, especially Pentateuchal texts from Leviticus and Numbers. Since Ezekiel 44 has been a crucial chapter in understanding the historical development of the priesthood, MacDonald's arguments affect our understanding of the origins of the distinction between Levites and priests, and the claims that a Zadokite priestly sept



dominated the Second Temple hierarchy.