Centralizing the Cult
The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26
Seiten
2019
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-157685-0 (ISBN)
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-157685-0 (ISBN)
Julia Rhyder untersucht in dieser Arbeit das Heiligkeitsgesetz (Lev 17-26) und die Frage nach der Kultzentralisation in der Perserzeit. Sie zeigt, dass Lev 17-26 die Vorstellung der Kultzentralisation nicht als etablierte Norm voraussetzt, sondern ein eigenständiges Verständnis von einem Zentralheiligtum, standardisierten Ritualen und einem hegemonialen Priestertum entwickelt.
In this work, Julia Rhyder provides new insights into the relationship between the Holiness legislation in Leviticus 17-26 and processes of cultic centralization in the Persian period. The author departs from the classical theory that Leviticus 17-26 merely presume, with minor modifications, a concept of centralization articulated in Deuteronomy. She shows how Leviticus 17-26 use ritual legislation to make a new, and distinctive case as to why the Israelites must defer to a central sanctuary, standardized ritual processes, and a hegemonic priesthood. This discourse of centralization reflects the historical challenges that faced priests in Jerusalem during the Persian era: in particular, the need to compensate for the loss of a royal sponsor, to pool communal resources in order to meet socio-economic pressures, and to find new means of negotiating with the sanctuary at Mount Gerizim and with a growing diaspora.
In this work, Julia Rhyder provides new insights into the relationship between the Holiness legislation in Leviticus 17-26 and processes of cultic centralization in the Persian period. The author departs from the classical theory that Leviticus 17-26 merely presume, with minor modifications, a concept of centralization articulated in Deuteronomy. She shows how Leviticus 17-26 use ritual legislation to make a new, and distinctive case as to why the Israelites must defer to a central sanctuary, standardized ritual processes, and a hegemonic priesthood. This discourse of centralization reflects the historical challenges that faced priests in Jerusalem during the Persian era: in particular, the need to compensate for the loss of a royal sponsor, to pool communal resources in order to meet socio-economic pressures, and to find new means of negotiating with the sanctuary at Mount Gerizim and with a growing diaspora.
Born 1987; 2011 BA (University of Melbourne, Australia); 2012 BTheol (Hons) (University of Divinity, Australia); 2018 PhD (University of Lausanne, Switzerland); currently Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, USA.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.10.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Forschungen zum Alten Testament |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 164 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 897 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Schlagworte | Ancient • centralization • History • History of ancient Israel • Israel • of • Pentateuch • Period • Persian • Persian Period • priesthood |
| ISBN-10 | 3-16-157685-3 / 3161576853 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-16-157685-0 / 9783161576850 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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