The Levites and the boundaries of Israelite identity / Mark Leuchter.
2017
BS1199.P7 L47 2017
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Title
The Levites and the boundaries of Israelite identity / Mark Leuchter.
Author
Leuchter, Mark, author.
ISBN
9780190665128 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
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BS1199.P7 L47 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
296.495
Summary
The biblical record attempts to present the Levites as a clerus minor under the Aaronides, a second class priestly order occupying a mediating role between them and the larger Israelite public. But scholars have long recognized that this literary presentation obscures a much more complicated reality pertaining to the origin of the Levites and their role in the development of Israelite religion. This study provides a renewed examination of the Levites as a social entity within ancient Israel, providing a detailed picture of their origins, their ideas, their response to adversity, and the deep impact of the traditions they forged and preserved in literary form.
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The biblical record attempts to present the Levites as a clerus minor under the Aaronides, a second class priestly order occupying a mediating role between them and the larger Israelite public. But scholars have long recognized that this literary presentation obscures a much more complicated reality pertaining to the origin of the Levites and their role in the development of Israelite religion. This study provides a renewed examination of the Levites as a social entity within ancient Israel, providing a detailed picture of their origins, their ideas, their response to adversity, and the deep impact of the traditions they forged and preserved in literary form.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 9, 2017).
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Print version: 9780190665098
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