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  • Otherworldly and Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrollsby Dell Katherine; Joseph L Angel

    BRILL 2010; US$ 179.00

    Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores, in two parts, the most pervasive literary representations of priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and broader segments of Second Temple society. Part one compares depictions of otherworldly priesthood in non-sectarian and sectarian documents. Part two examines the historical and traditional roots of portrayals of messianic/eschatological priesthood. The study reveals a fresh understanding of the integral role of priestly imagery in the tension-filled eschatological identity of the Qumran community. It concludes with a consideration of the relationship of the evidence... more...

  • What the Rabbis Saidby Naomi W. Cohen

    NYU Press 2008; US$ 50.00

    What the Rabbis Said examines a relatively unexplored facet of the rich social history of nineteenth-century American Jews. Based on sources that have heretofore been largely neglected, it traces the sermons and other public statements of rabbis, both Traditionalists and Reformers, on a host of matters that engaged the Jewish community before 1900. Reminding the reader of the complexities and diversity that characterized the religious congregations in nineteenth-century America, Cohen offers insight into the primary concerns of both the religious leaders and the laity—full acculturation to American society, modernization of the Jewish religious tradition, and insistence on the recognized equality of a non-Christian minority. She also discusses... more...

  • Das Priesterverständnis des Flavius Josephusby Oliver Gußmann

    Mohr Siebeck 2008; US$ 138.33

    Hauptbeschreibung Die Gestalt des antiken jüdischen Historikers Flavius Josephus erschließt sich am homogensten von seiner Priesterschaft und von seinem Priesterverständnis her, nicht aber durch seine Zuordnung zu einer der politisch-religiösen Parteien. Die Hohenpriester sind wesentliche Protagonisten der Geschichtsschreibung des Josephus. Er selbst ordnet sich dem hasmonäischen Priesteradel zu und sucht die Nähe zur politischen Macht. Josephus beruft sich auf seinen Status als Priester auch ohne aktive Kultausübung. Dieser Status ist zuerst und unverlierbar in seiner priesterlichen Abstammung begründet. Josephus orientiert seine Sicht gegenüber römischen Lesern häufig an kultischen Gesichtspunkten sowie am Status und der Funktion von Priestern.... more...

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