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OverviewThis 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. Deborah 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah W. Rooke (Research Fellow in Bible and Music, Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.10cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.482kg ISBN: 9780199661114ISBN 10: 0199661111 Pages: 404 Publication Date: 30 August 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction I: Towards an Understanding of High Priesthood 1: High Priesthood According to the Priestly Writer II: High Priesthood to the End of Exile 2: High Priesthood in the Deuteronomistic History 3: Mysterious Melchizedek 4: Ezekiel: A Vision of Hierocracy? Part II: Summary III: High Priesthood in the Persian Period 5: High-Priestly Power in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 6: Ezra and Nehemiah: The High Priesthood in Fifth-Century Judah 7: The Elephantine Papyri 8: High Priesthood in the Books of Chronicles 9: After the Canon: the Later Persian Period Part III: Summary IV: High Priesthood from Alexander to Pompey 10: The Hidden Years: High Priesthood under the Ptolemies 11: The Maccabean Conquest: Jonathan and Simon the Maccabees 12: The Hasmonean Dynasty: John Hyrcanus and his Successors Part IV: Summary ConclusionReviewsDeborah Rooke offers detailed and carefully ordered investigations of a wide range of primary source materials ... Her comprehension of this vast array of writings, her familiarity with the secondary literature about them and the erudition she so often displays make this a truly remarkable book, not least for the amount and quality of the information it has to offer ... This is a book which no student of the Jewish priesthood can afford to ignore. Robert Hayward, Biblical Interpretation `Deborah Rooke offers detailed and carefully ordered investigations of a wide range of primary source materials ... Her comprehension of this vast array of writings, her familiarity with the secondary literature about them and the erudition she so often displays make this a truly remarkable book, not least for the amount and quality of the information it has to offer ... This is a book which no student of the Jewish priesthood can afford to ignore.' Robert Hayward, Biblical Interpretation Deborah Rooke offers detailed and carefully ordered investigations of a wide range of primary source materials ... Her comprehension of this vast array of writings, her familiarity with the secondary literature about them and the erudition she so often displays make this a truly remarkable book, not least for the amount and quality of the information it has to offer ... This is a book which no student of the Jewish priesthood can afford to ignore. * Robert Hayward, Biblical Interpretation * `Deborah Rooke offers detailed and carefully ordered investigations of a wide range of primary source materials ... Her comprehension of this vast array of writings, her familiarity with the secondary literature about them and the erudition she so often displays make this a truly remarkable book, not least for the amount and quality of the information it has to offer ... This is a book which no student of the Jewish priesthood can afford to ignore.' Robert Hayward, Biblical Interpretation Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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