Temples and Temple-service in Ancient Israel: An Inquiry Into Biblical Cult Phenomena and the Historical Setting of the Priestly School

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Eisenbrauns, 1985 - 394 pages

This 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.

 

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PROLOGUE
1
THE ISRAELITE TEMPLES
13
Temples and Altars
15
The HighPlaces
18
The Distribution of the Israelite Temples
26
TEMPLES AND OPEN SACRED PLACES
43
The Cultic Open Areas
48
THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE TRIBE OF LEVI
58
THE RITUAL COMPLEX PERFORMED INSIDE THE TEMPLE
205
Rites Performed within the Temple
208
The Unity of the Complex of Inner Rites
216
The PreBiblical Origins
221
Further Corollaries
225
INCENSE OF THE COURT AND OF THE TEMPLE INTERIOR
230
The Censer Incense and the Antiquity of its Cultic Use
231
The Altar Incense
241

The Viewpoint of J and E
64
The Historical Aspect
71
The Levitical Priests in Historical Reality
76
THE AARONITES AND THE REST OF THE LEVITICAL TRIBE
84
The NonPriestly Levites in PreExilic Times
92
The Jerusalemite Priesthood and the House of Aaron
99
The Levites of Ezekiels Code and in PostExilic Times
103
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LEVITICAL TRIBE
112
The Distinguishing Features of the Levitical Cities
116
Between Utopia and Historical Reality
122
Conclusions
129
THE CENTRALIZATIONS OF THE CULT
132
The Distinguishing Features of the Two Reforms
133
The Ideological Background of Hezekiahs Reform
140
The TimeSpan of the Priestly School
146
THE PRIESTLY IMAGE OF THE TABERNACLE
149
The Form
150
The Material Gradation
158
The Priestly Vestments
165
GRADES OF SANCTITY IN THE TABERNACLE
175
The Prohibition of Approach and the Court Area
181
The Lethal Aura Surrounding the Holiness
187
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE
189
The Priestly Tradition and the Uniqueness of the Tabernacle
194
The Object of the Temple Legend
198
THE SYMBOLS OF THE INNER SANCTUM
246
The Two Symbols
247
The Symbol of the Throne
251
The Footstool and the Variations in the Form of the Cherubim
254
THE NONPRIESTLY IMAGE OF THE TENT OF MȎED
260
The Distinguishing Features of Ȏhel Mȏ ēd
262
The Tent of Mȏ ēd and the Temple
270
THE EMPTYING OF THE INNER SANCTUM
276
The Acts of Manasseh and their Impact
277
Vessels of the Sanctums and of the Temple Treasuries
284
PILGRIMFEASTS AND FAMILY FESTIVALS
289
The Three PilgrimFeasts
290
The Ḥag and the Exodus Stories
300
The Yearly Family Sacrifice
304
The Yearly Banquet and Other Family Feasts
313
THE PASSOVER SACRIFICE
317
Distinguishing Features and Supposed Origin
318
The Problem of the Passovers Antiquity
323
The Ancient Injunctions Concerning the Passover
327
The Passover as a Temple Sacrifice
341
GLOSSARY OF BIBLICAL TERMS AND PHRASES
349
SUBJECT INDEX
367
INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES
382
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