Levites and priests in biblical history and tradition

Author(s)

• Leuchter, Mark A.
• Hutton, Jeremy Michael

Bibliographic Information

Levites and priests in biblical history and tradition

edited by Mark A. Leuchter and Jeremy M. Hutton

（Ancient Israel and its literature, no. 9）

Brill, 2012

• : hard cover binding

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Priestly functionaries occupy a paramount position in the study of the Hebrew Bible. Despite more than a century of critical research, questions still abound regarding social location and definitions of the various priestly groups, the depictions of their origins, their ritual functions, the role of the laity and family religion, the relationship between prophecy and the priesthood, and the dating of texts. Making use of cross-disciplinary approaches, this volume provides a representative look at the state of current research into various aspects of priesthood in ancient Israel.

Table of Contents

Contents Abbreviations Introduction Mark Leuchter and Jeremy M. Hutton Part I Priests and Levites in Social Context Covenant Priesthood: Cross-cultural Legal and Religious Aspects of Biblical and Hittite Priesthood Ada Taggar-Cohen Who Is Sacrifi cing at Shiloh? Th e Priesthoods of Ancient Israel's Regional Sanctuaries Susan Ackerman The Levitical Diaspora (II): Modern Perspectives on the Levitical Cities Lists (A Review of Opinions) Jeremy M. Hutton The Social Status of Priestly and Levite Women Sarah Shectman Part II Priests and Levites in Scriptural Context The Violent Origins of the Levites: Text and Tradition Joel S. Baden Between Shadow and Substance: The Historical Relationship of Tabernacle and Temple in Light of Architecture and Iconography Cory D. Crawford What Do the "Levites in Your Gates" Have to Do with the "Levitical Priests"? An Attempt at European-North American Dialogue on the Levites in the Deuteronomic Law Corpus Peter Altmann Those Stubborn Levites: Overcoming Levitical Disenfranchisement Stephen L. Cook Part III Priests and Levites in Exegetical Context Middle-Tier Levites and the Plenary Reception of Revelation Mark A. Christian The Cultic Status of the Levites in the Temple Scroll: Between History and Hermeneutics Jeffrey Stackert From Levite to Maskil in the Persian and Hellenistic Eras Mark Leuchter Contributors Index of Passages Index of Authors

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Details

• NCID: BB08788369
• ISBN:
  • 9789004211674
• LCCN: 2011042633
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engheb
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: x, 257 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BS1199.P7
  • DC23 : 296.4/95
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Priests, Jewish -- History
  • LCSH : Priests, Jewish -- Biblical teaching
  • LCSH : Levites
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB07884323