The Levites in the Hebrew Bible

This article provides a summary of the many issues attending the study of the Levites as they appear throughout the Hebrew Bible. The matters of Levite origins, the figure of Moses, the relationship between the Levites and the Aaronide priests, prophecy, kingship, women and Levite status, text produ...

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Main Author: Leuchter, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2017, Volume: 11, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 1-12
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Levite
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article provides a summary of the many issues attending the study of the Levites as they appear throughout the Hebrew Bible. The matters of Levite origins, the figure of Moses, the relationship between the Levites and the Aaronide priests, prophecy, kingship, women and Levite status, text production, role in the cult of the Second Temple, and the wisdom tradition are revisited with an evaluation of earlier scholarship and new proposals for understanding these issues and their implications.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12235