This exploration of the Judean priesthood's role in agricultural cultivation demonstrates that the institutional reach of Second Temple Judaism (516 BCE-70 CE) went far beyond the confines of its houses of worship, while exposing an unfamiliar aspect of sacred place-making in the ancient Jewish experience. Temples of the ancient world regularly held assets in land, often naming a patron deity as landowner and affording the land sanctity protections. Such arrangements can provide essential background to the Hebrew Bible's assertion that God is the owner of the land of Israel. They can also shed light on references in early Jewish literature to the sacred landholdings of the priesthood or the temple.
| ISBN: | 9783110776706 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2022 |
| Author: | Benjamin D Gordon |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 298 pages |
| Series: | Studia Judaica |
| Genres: |
Judaism Social groups: religious groups and communities |
This exploration of the Judean priesthood's role in agricultural cultivation demonstrates that the institutional reach of Second Temple Judaism (516 BCE-70 CE) went far beyond the confines of its houses of worship, while exposing an unfamiliar aspect of sacred place-making in the ancient Jewish experience. Temples of the ancient world regularly held assets in land, often naming a patron deity as landowner and affording the land sanctity protections.
Land and Temple features in the following genres: Judaism, Social groups: religious groups and communities
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Land and Temple was written by Benjamin D Gordon and published by De Gruyter
Land and Temple has 298 pages
Yes it is part of Studia Judaica series
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