Did second temple high priests possess the Urim and Thummim?
According to TB Yoma 21b, the urim and the thummim and the spirit of prophecy were among the things missing from the Second Temple. According to Ezra 2:61–63 (Neh.7:63–65), they were missing from the time of the return. Josephus suggests, however, that the urim and thummim stopped shining, that is t...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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The National Library of Canada
2007
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Ano: 2007, Volume: 7, Páginas: 2-25 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento HD Judaísmo primitivo KDJ Ecumenismo TC Período pré-cristão |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Bibel. Jesus Sirach
B Bibel. Esra 2,61-63 B Bibel. Altes Testament Septuaginta B Dead Sea Scrolls B Aristeas Epistolographus Ad Philocratem B Babylonischer Talmud B Josephus, Flavius (37-100) B Tempelrolle Qumrantexte B Templo B Sumo sacerdote B Bibel. Pentateuch Pentateuch der Samaritaner B Hecataeus Abderita B Bibel. Nehemia 7,63-65 B Bibel. Makkabäer 1. B Levi-Dokument |
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| Resumo: | According to TB Yoma 21b, the urim and the thummim and the spirit of prophecy were among the things missing from the Second Temple. According to Ezra 2:61–63 (Neh.7:63–65), they were missing from the time of the return. Josephus suggests, however, that the urim and thummim stopped shining, that is they ceased to function, only around 104 BCE, about the time of John Hyrcanus' death. According to Josephus, then, second temple high priests consulted urim and thummim. To decide between these two claims, we examine second temple texts dated to the period before Hyrcanus' death. These texts confirm Josephus and suggest that the contemporary high priest may have used urim and thummim as an oracular device. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2007.v7.a3 |