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A Kingdom of Priests: Ancestry and Merit in Ancient Judaism

By Martha Himmelfarb

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780812202274
DOI
10.9783/9780812202274
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16825340 bytes)
Pages
280\278
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 19:25:18

Description

Considers a range of texts—including the Book of Watchers, Book of Jubilees, legal documents from the Dead Sea scrolls, writings of Philo of Alexandria, and the Book of Revelation—to explore the tensions inherent in Second Temple Judaism's emphasis on ancestry as the primary criterion for inclusion among the chosen people of Israel. Considers a range of texts—including the Book of Watchers, Book of Jubilees, legal documents from the Dead Sea scrolls, writings of Philo of Alexandria, and the Book of Revelation—to explore the tensions inherent in Second Temple Judaism's emphasis on ancestry as the primary criterion for inclusion among the chosen people of Israel.

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