Once a year, on the annual feast day of Atonement, ancient Israel's high priest was permitted to enter the holy of holies in the Temple, bringing with him a blood sacrifice to the God of Israel. After exiting the inner sanctum, he cast lots over two goats, the first of which was…
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This dissertation argues that YHWH's eyes were hypostasized in Persian period Yehud, as represented in Zech 4:10b and 2 Chron 16:9. The language of hypostatization is chosen in purposeful contradistinction from the language of demonization that has been previously proposed. The …