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Author MacDonald, Nathan, 1975- author

Title The making of the tabernacle and the construction of priestly hegemony / Nathan MacDonald
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
©2023

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Description 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations
Series The Bible and the humanities
Bible and the humanities
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 -- Conclusion
3. The Making of the Tabernacle Account -- Evidence of Literary-Critical Development -- The Literary Critical Development of the Tabernacle Account -- Conclusion -- Part II: The Construction of Priestly Hegemony -- 4. The Tabernacle and Its Gloriously Attired Priest -- The Tabernacle -- The Priestly Vestments -- Conclusion -- 5. The High Priest and the Priests -- The Great Atonement Ritual in Leviticus 16 -- Aaron and His Sons -- High Priest, Priests, and People -- Conclusion -- 6. Craftsmen and Community -- The Master Craftsmen and the Israelite Artisans -- Men and Women
The Tribal Leaders and the Levites -- Conclusion -- 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 -- Conclusion -- 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 -- Conclusion
9. Leaders, Levites, and a Kingdom of Priests -- Retelling the Tabernacle's Inauguration (Num 7-10) -- Ordaining a Kingdom of Priests -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The Priestly Hierarchy and the Tabernacle Account -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Ancient Sources Index -- Author Index
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
Notes Also issued in print: 2023
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 21, 2023)
Subject Priests, Jewish -- History
Tabernacle.
Judaism -- History.
Judaism
Priests, Jewish
Tabernacle
Religion & beliefs.
Religion.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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