How the temple thinks : identity and social cohesion in ancient Judaism / Francis Schmidt ; translated by J. Edward Crowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Francis.

Series:

Biblical seminar ; 78.

The biblical seminar ; 78

Standardized Title:

Pensée du Temple, de Jérusalem à Qoumrâm. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Physical Description:

307 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

English language edition.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, [2001]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

Beyond the political elites and the scribes, among the anonymous and unranked, the Jerusalem Temple provided the necessary social cohesion for Judaism and the Jewish people. It acted not only as edifice but also as system of thought, with its categories of pure and impure, of sacred and profane, extending beyond the sanctuary to the Land of Israel, from the sacrificial altar to the daily tables. The Temple was already an idea more than a reality in the Dead Sea Scrollls, and it came to an end in 70 CE. Yet even beyond this end, when Rabbinic Judaism takes shape, there remains the 'Thinking of the Temple'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1841272086

OCLC:

48111003