The programma of Antiochus III and the Sanctity of Jerusalem
After his takeover of Judea, Antiochus III issued a programma that prohibits the introduction of impure animals into Jerusalem. Two Qumran Scrolls contain parallels to this injunction but target a different audience, i.e., Jews, as opposed to the gentile audience of the programma. Consequently, the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 200-232 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antiochus III Seleucid Empire, King 242 BC-187 BC
/ Judea
/ Jerusalem
/ Sanctuary
/ Decree
/ Cultic purity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion HD Early Judaism |
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4QMMT
B Greek translation of biblical texts B Jews and gentiles B Mishnah B spatial holiness B non-sacral slaughter B programma of Antiochus III B Temple Scroll |
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| Summary: | After his takeover of Judea, Antiochus III issued a programma that prohibits the introduction of impure animals into Jerusalem. Two Qumran Scrolls contain parallels to this injunction but target a different audience, i.e., Jews, as opposed to the gentile audience of the programma. Consequently, the focus of these texts also differs: pure animals in the scrolls, impure animals in the programma. Nonetheless, the programma, the scrolls, and perhaps also some instructions in the Mishnah reflect a coherent interpretation of the biblical ban on non-sacral slaughter within a certain radius around God’s altar. Furthermore, comparison of these sources reinforces the authenticity of the programma, offers a possible underlying reasoning for a reconstructed ruling in the Temple Scroll, and even alludes to the Vorlage of the biblical text employed for drafting the programma. Further evidence, however, implies that the relevant Jewish halakhah underwent a significant change during the second century BCE. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-7954 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/21967954-12340010 |