The Levites and the boundaries of Israelite identity
The biblical record attempts to present the Levites as a clerus minor under the Aaronides, a second class priestly order occupying a mediating role between them and the larger Israelite public. But scholars have long recognized that this literary presentation obscures a much more complicated reality...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Leuchter, Mark, The Levites and the boundaries of Israelite identity] (2020) (Madigan, Patrick)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Levite
/ Religious identity
B Old Testament / Cult / Levite / Religious sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Levitism
B Levites B Priests, Jewish Biblical teaching B Judaism B Priests, Jewish History B Levite B Identity |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The biblical record attempts to present the Levites as a clerus minor under the Aaronides, a second class priestly order occupying a mediating role between them and the larger Israelite public. But scholars have long recognized that this literary presentation obscures a much more complicated reality pertaining to the origin of the Levites and their role in the development of Israelite religion. This study provides a renewed examination of the Levites as a social entity within ancient Israel, providing a detailed picture of their origins, their ideas, their response to adversity, and the deep impact of the traditions they forged and preserved in literary form. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2017. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 9, 2017) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780190665128 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190665098.001.0001 |
