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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819625703321

Autore

Barker Margaret <1944->

Titolo

The great high priest : the temple roots of Christian liturgy / / Margaret Barker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : T&T Clark, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

0-567-60058-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (438 p.)

Disciplina

264

Soggetti

Liturgics - History

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 (pages [365]-388) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 The Secret Tradition; 2 The Time is Fulfilled: Jesus and the Jubilee; 3 Atonement: the Rite of Healing; 4 Parousia and Liturgy; 5 The Temple Roots of the Christian Liturgy; 6 The Angel Priesthood; 7 The Holy of Holies; 8 Beyond the Veil of the Temple: the High Priestly Origin of the Apocalypses; 9 The Veil as the Boundary; 10 Wisdom, the Queen of Heaven; 11 Temple and Timaeus; 12 Text and Context; Notes; Sources; Index of Persons, Places and Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Index of Biblical and Ancient Texts

Sommario/riassunto

Margaret Barker has been researching and writing about the Jerusalem temple for over twenty years. Many of her studies have remained unpublished. Here for the first time her work on the roots of Christian liturgy has been brought together.Whereas most scholarship has concentrated upon the synagogue, Margaret Barker''s work on the Jerusalem temple contributes significantly to our understanding of the meaning and importance of many elements of Christian liturgy which have hitherto remained obscure. This book opens up a new field of research.The many subjects addressed include the roots of the Eu