This is a study of one priesthood of ancient Israel, the Zadokites, and its role in the social, historical, cultural, and religion lives of the ancient Israelites.
This is a study of one priesthood of ancient Israel, the Zadokites, and its role in the social, historical, cultural, and religion lives of the ancient Israelites.
Biblical scholars agree that priesthood(s) played a critical role in the social, historical, cultural, and religious lives of the ancient Israelites. This study seeks to clarify the role of one such priesthood, the Zadokites. Traditional scholarship assumes the dominance of a Za…
The 17 essays in this volume fall into four sections: Early Judaism and its Environment; Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah; Wisdom, Scribes and Scribalism; and Theology of the Hebrew Bible. They are accompanied by a biographical sketch (by Robert Wilken) and a bibliography of Blenkinsopp…
