Purity, sacrifice, and the temple: symbolism and supersessionism in the study of ancient Judaism
Sacrifice and purity -- The twisted fortunes of related ritual structures -- The sacrificial process of ancient Israel -- Rethinking the prophetic critique -- Temple as cosmos or temple in the cosmos -- Priests, purity, sacrifice, and angels -- Sinful people, impure priests, and inadequate structure...
| Résumé: | Sacrifice and purity -- The twisted fortunes of related ritual structures -- The sacrificial process of ancient Israel -- Rethinking the prophetic critique -- Temple as cosmos or temple in the cosmos -- Priests, purity, sacrifice, and angels -- Sinful people, impure priests, and inadequate structures -- The temple as defiled and rejected -- The purity of the Second Temple in Rabbinic literature -- The Last Supper, the temple incident, and the "spiritualization" of scarifice in the New Testament |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-350) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195162633 |