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The making of the tabernacle and the construction of priestly hegemony / Nathan MacDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacDonald, Nathan, 1975- author.
- Series:
- Bible and the humanities.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- The Bible and the humanities
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Priests, Jewish--History.
- Priests, Jewish.
- Tabernacle.
- Judaism--History.
- Judaism.
- Jerusalem--Church history.
- Jerusalem.
- Bible. Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- How did the Jerusalem high priests go from being cultic servants in the sixth century BCE to assuming political supremacy at some point during the third or second century? This book examines how the conditions were created for the priesthood's rise to power by examining the tabernacle accounts found in Exodus and Leviticus.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Tabernacle and Social Structure
- A Theory of Power
- Outline of This Book
- Part I: The Making of the Tabernacle
- 1. Four Versions of the Tabernacle
- The Masoretic Version
- The Samaritan Version
- The Old Greek Version
- The Old Latin Version of Monacensis
- Conclusion
- 2. The Tabernacle in the Late Second Temple Period
- The Tabernacle Account in the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Comparing the Four Versions
- 3. The Making of the Tabernacle Account
- Evidence of Literary-Critical Development
- The Literary Critical Development of the Tabernacle Account
- Part II: The Construction of Priestly Hegemony
- 4. The Tabernacle and Its Gloriously Attired Priest
- The Tabernacle
- The Priestly Vestments
- 5. The High Priest and the Priests
- The Great Atonement Ritual in Leviticus 16
- Aaron and His Sons
- High Priest, Priests, and People
- 6. Craftsmen and Community
- The Master Craftsmen and the Israelite Artisans
- Men and Women
- The Tribal Leaders and the Levites
- Part III: The Recapitulation of Priestly Ordination
- 7. Ordination, Consecration, and Inauguration
- Instructions for the Ordination Ritual (Exod 29)
- The Consecration of the Tabernacle (Lev 8)
- The Inauguration of the Regular Sacrificial Cult (Lev 9)
- Chronological Problems with the Inauguration of the Tabernacle
- 8. Inauguration and Violation
- The Relationship of Lev 9 and 10
- The Failures of Aaron's Sons
- Prerogatives and Responsibilities of High Priests and Priests
- 9. Leaders, Levites, and a Kingdom of Priests
- Retelling the Tabernacle's Inauguration (Num 7-10)
- Ordaining a Kingdom of Priests.
- Conclusion
- The Priestly Hierarchy and the Tabernacle Account
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Ancient Sources Index
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 21, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: MacDonald, Nathan The Making of the Tabernacle and the Construction of Priestly Hegemony
- ISBN:
- 9780191851599
- 0191851590
- 9780192543387
- 0192543385
- 9780192543394
- 0192543393
- OCLC:
- 1394909965
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