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Subject(s)

• Priests, Jewish—Biblical teaching [Browse]
• Levites [Browse]
• Moses (Biblical leader)—Biblical teaching [Browse]
• Aaron (Biblical priest)—Biblical teaching [Browse]

Series

• Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 190. [More in this series]
• Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; volume 190 [More in this series]

Summary note

"The study tracks the origins of the Biblical Levitism. It only emerged in the late pre-exilic period as a Judean innovation of the tribal concept. After 722, traditions about Jacob's son Levi were used in Judah to form a group identity of officials and literal elites. Moses and Aaron, as officials of the God of Israel, became protagonists of this group. Therefore, the priests at the central shrine were also integrated as part of the officials, so that Deuteronomy, for example, speaks of Levitical priests. In the post-exilic period, a number of professions and groups were subordinated to the priesthood under the designation "Levites" as a kind of temple office. In the process, a professionalisation of the cultic sector and a radical separation of cultic and non-cultic areas and activities took place. In this, the Levites acted on behalf of the people and represented them in the non-cultic areas of the temple."-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and index.

Contents

• Einleitung
• Zur Frage der Deutung des Eigennamens Levi und des Nomens Levit
• Spätvorexilische und exilische Zeugnisse über levitische Priester und Leviten
• Die Leviten als Gruppierung in spätnachexilischen Texten
• Mose als Levit
• Aaron als Levit
• Der Stamm Levi und die Leviten im Deuteronomium und in dtr Texten
• Synthese : "Levi" and "Leviten" als Bezeichnungen für eine Gruppenidentität und Teil der Stammeskonzeption der Hebräischen Bibel.

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ISBN

• 9789004498679 ((hardback))
• 9004498672 ((hardback))

LCCN

2021056147

OCLC

1259587772

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