Temples and Temple Service in Ancient Israel : An Inquiry into Biblical Cult Phenomena and the Historical Setting of the Priestly School by Menahem Haran (1985, Hardcover)
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PublisherPennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-100931464188
ISBN-139780931464188
eBay Product ID (ePID)313428
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Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameTemples and Temple Service in Ancient Israel : An Inquiry into Biblical Cult Phenomena and the Historical Setting of the Priestly School
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1985
SubjectArchaeology, Ancient / General
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
AuthorMenahem Haran
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
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Item Weight26.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Table Of ContentList of Maps and Figures Abbreviations I. PROLOGUE II. THE ISRAELITE TEMPES Temples and Altars The High-Places The Distribution of the Israelite Temples III. TEMPLES AND OPEN SACRED PLACES The Temples of Jerusalem and Later Temples The Cultic Open Areas IV. THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE TRIBE OF LEVI The Prerogative of Priesthood and the Levitical Status The Viewpoint of J and E The Historical Aspect The Levitical Priests in Historical Reality V. THE AARONITES AND THE REST OF THE LEVITICAL TRIBE The Aaronic Group--its Range and Position The Non-Priestly Levites in Pre Exilic Times The Jerusalemite Priesthood and the House of Aaron The Levites of Ezekiel's Code and in Post-Exilic Times VI. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LEVITICAL TRIBE The Critical Views The Distinguishing Features of the Levitical Cities Between Utopia and Historical Reality Conclusions VII. THE CENTRALIZATIONS OF THE CULT The Distinguishing Features of the Two Reforms The Ideological Background of Hezekiah's Reform The Time-Span of the Priestly School VIII. THE PRIESTLY IMAGE OF THE TABERNACLE The Form The Material Gradation The Priestly Vestments IX. GRADES OF SANCTITY IN THE TABERNACLE The Prohibitions of Touch and Sight The Prohibition of Approach and the Court Area The Lethal Aura Surrounding the Holiness X. TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE Projections of the Temple The Priestly Tradition and the Uniqueness of the Tabernacle The Object of the Temple Legend XI. THE RITUAL COMPLEX PERFORMED INSIDE THE TEMPLE The Cultic Gradation and the Ritual of Tamid Rites Performed within the Temple The Unity of the Complex of Inner Rites The Pre-Biblical Origins Further Corollaries XII. INCENSE OF THE COURT AND OF THE TEMPLE INTERIOR The Censer Incense and the Antiquity of its Cultic Use The Altar Incense XIII. THE SYMBOLS OF THE INNER SANCTUM The Two Symbols The Symbol of the Throne The Footstool and the Variations in the Form of the Cherubim XIV. THE NON-PRIESTLY IMAGE OF THE TENT OF MO'ED The Distinguished Features of 'Ohel Mo'ed The Tent of Mo'ed and the Temple XV. THE EMPTYING OF THE INNER SANCTUM The Acts of Manasseh and their Impact Vessels of the Sanctums and of the Temple Treasuries XVI. PILGRIM-FEASTS AND FAMILY FESTIVALS The Three Pilgrim-Feasts The Hag and the Exodus Stories The Yearly Family Sacrifice The Yearly Banquet and Other Family Feasts XVII. THE PASSOVER SACRIFICE Distinguishing Features and Supposed Origin The Problem of the Passover's Antiquity The Ancient Injunctions Concerning the Passover The Passover as a Temple Sacrifice GLOSSARY OF BIBLICAL TERMS AND PHRASES SUBJECT INDEX INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES
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SynopsisThis milestone study is a thorough examination of the various cultic and social phenomena connected with the temple--activities connected with the temple's inner sphere and belonging to the priestly circle. The book also seeks to demonstrate the antiquity and the historical timing of the literary crystallization of the priestly material found in the Pentateuch. Contents: Prologue, The Israelite Temples, Temples and Open Sacred Places, The Priesthood and the Tribe of Levi, The Aaronites and the Rest of the Levitical Tribe, The Distribution of the Levitical Tribe, The Centralizations of the Cult, The Priestly Image of the Tabernacle, Grades of Sanctity in the Tabernacle, Temple and Tabernacle, The Ritual Complex Performed Inside the Temple, Incense of the Court and of the Temple Interior, The Symbols of the Inner Sanctum, The Non-Priestly Image of the Tent of Mo'ed, The Emptying of the Inner Sanctum, Pilgrim-Feasts and Family Festivals, and The Passover Sacrifice.