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Centralizing the Cult: The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26

  • Hardback
  • 505 pages
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 16.1 x 23.9 x 2.8 cm

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In this work, Julia Rhyder provides new insights into the relationship between the Holiness legislation in Leviticus 17-26 and processes of cultic centralization in the Persian period. The author departs from the classical theory that Leviticus 17-26 merely presume, with minor modifications, a concept of centralization articulated in Deuteronomy. She shows how Leviticus 17-26 use ritual legislation to make a new, and distinctive case as to why the Israelites must defer to a central sanctuary, standardized ritual processes, and a hegemonic priesthood. This discourse of centralization reflects the historical challenges that faced priests in Jerusalem during the Persian era: in particular, the need to compensate for the loss of a royal sponsor, to pool communal resources in order to meet socio-economic pressures, and to find new means of negotiating with the sanctuary at Mount Gerizim and with a growing diaspora.
Centralizing the Cult: The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26 and Text and Ritual in the Pentateuch: A Systematic and Comparative Approach
Text and Ritual in the Pentateuch: A Systematic and Comparative ApproachCentralizing the Cult: The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26

  • Title

    Centralizing the Cult: The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26

  • Author

    Julia Rhyder

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    October 2019

  • Weight

    641g

  • Page Count

    505

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.9 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161576850

  • ISBN-10

    3161576853

  • Eden Code

    5082799