ZADOKS HEIRS

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-966111-4
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

Reihe: Oxford Theological Monographs

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. Deborah 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 revolt does the high priest appear as the sole figure of leadership for the nation. However, even the Maccabean / Hasmonaean high priesthood was effectively a reversion to the monarchic model of sacral kingship which had existed several centuries earlier in the pre-exilic period,
rather than being an extension of the powers of the high priesthood itself. The idea that high priesthood per se bestowed the power to rule should therefore be reconsidered.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students interested in the Old Testament, particularly those specializing in the Israelite cult, history of Israelite religion, post-exilic history, second Temple Judaism, and the background and origins of the New Testament.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rooke, Deborah W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
I: Towards an Understanding of High Priesthood
1: High Priesthood According to the Priestly Writer
II: High Priesthood to the End of Exile
2: High Priesthood in the Deuteronomistic History
3: Mysterious Melchizedek
4: Ezekiel: A Vision of Hierocracy?
Part II: Summary
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 Period
Part III: Summary
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

Über Autor(innen)

Deborah W. Rooke, Research Fellow in Bible and Music, Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford