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Zadok's Heirs

The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel [Hardback]

by Deborah W. Rooke (research Fellow In Bible And Music, Oxford Centre For Christianity And Culture, Regent's Park College, University Of Oxford)

    • Author

      Deborah W. Rooke (research Fellow In Bible And Music, Oxford Centre For Christianity And Culture, Regent's Park College, University Of Oxford)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      March 2000

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    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 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.

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    • Author

      Deborah W. Rooke (research Fellow In Bible And Music, Oxford Centre For Christianity And Culture, Regent's Park College, University Of Oxford)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      March 2000

    • Weight

      659g

    • Page Count

      404

    • Dimensions

      140 x 216 x 27 mm

    • ISBN

      9780198269984

    • ISBN-10

      0198269986

    • Eden Code

      1147239

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    • Author/Creator: Deborah W. Rooke (research Fellow In Bible And Music, Oxford Centre For Christianity And Culture, Regent's Park College, University Of Oxford)

    • ISBN: 9780198269984

    • Publisher: Oxford University Press

    • Release Date: March 2000

    • Weight: 659g

    • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 27 mm

    • Eden Code: 1147239

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