ISBN: 9780191520723

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 … Mehr…

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 theMaccabean 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, ratherthan 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.; PDF; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > Asian history > Middle Eastern hist, Oxford University Press<

ISBN: 9780191520723

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 … Mehr…

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 theMaccabean 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, ratherthan 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.; PDF; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > Asian history > Middle Eastern hist, Clarendon Press<

2000, ISBN: 9780191520723

The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), This unique study is the first systematic examination to be undertaken of the high priesth… Mehr…

The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 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 theMaccabean 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, ratherthan 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. [PU: Clarendon Press], Seiten: 404, Clarendon Press, 2000<

ISBN: 9780191520723

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 … Mehr…

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.It discusses material from the Old Testament and Apocrypha, together with contemporary documents and coins.It challenges the view that by virtue of his office the high priest became sole political leader of the Jews in latertimes.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > Asian history > Middle Eastern hist, OUP Oxford<

2000, ISBN: 9780191520723

The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Clarendon Press], Clarendon Press, 2000