Zadok's heirs : the role and development of the High Priesthood in ancient Israel / Deborah W. Rooke.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Rooke, Deborah W.

Series:

• Oxford theological monographs.
• Oxford theological monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
• Priests, Jewish--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Other Title:

Role and development of the High Priesthood in ancient Israel

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique study is the first systematic examination to be undertaken of the high priesthood in ancient Israel, from the earliest local chief priests in the pre-monarchic period down to the Hasmonaean priest-kings in the first century BCE. Dr Rooke argues that, contrary to received scholarly opinion, the high priesthood was fundamentally a religious office which in and of itself bestowed no civil responsibilities upon its holders, and that not until the time of the Maccabean revoltdoes the high priest appear as the sole figure of leadership for the nation. However, even the Maccabean / Hasmon

Contents:

• Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD; 1. High Priesthood According to the Priestly Writer; PART II: HIGH PRIESTHOOD TO THE END OF THE EXILE; 2. High Priesthood in the Deuteronomistic History; 3. Mysterious Melchizedek; 4. Ezekiel: A Vision of Hierocracy?; Part II: Summary; PART III: HIGH PRIESTHOOD IN THE PERSIAN PERIOD; 5. High-Priestly Power in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8; 6. Ezra and Nehemiah: The High Priesthood in Fifth-Century Judah; 7. The Elephantine Papyri; 8. High Priesthood in the Books of Chronicles
• 9. After the Canon: the Later Persian PeriodPart III: Summary; PART IV: HIGH PRIESTHOOD FROM ALEXANDER TO POMPEY; 10. The Hidden Years: High Priesthood under the Ptolemies; 11. The Maccabean Conquest: Jonathan and Simon the Maccabees; 12. The Hasmonean Dynasty: John Hyrcanus and his Successors; Part IV: Summary; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Textual References; Index of Proper Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-353) and indexes.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 0-19-966111-1
• 0-19-152072-1
• 9786610446117
• 1-280-44611-0

OCLC:

344024453