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ISBN-10 : 0192543394
ISBN-13 : 9780192543394
Author : Nathan Macdonald
How did the Jerusalem high priests go from being cultic servants in the sixth century BCE to assuming political supremacy at some point during the third or second century? The Making of the Tabernacle and the Construction of Priestly Hegemony examines how the conditions were created for the priesthood’s rise to power by examining the most important ideological texts for the high priests: the description of the wilderness tabernacle and the instructions for the ordination ritual found in the Biblical books of Exodus and Leviticus. Although neglected by many modern readers, who often find them technical and repetitive, the tabernacle accounts excited considerable interest amongst early scribes and readers, as is evidenced by the survival of them in no fewer than four versions. Untangling this intricate compositional history helps shed light on how these chapters in the Pentateuch shaped-and were shaped by-the perception of the priesthood’s powers and competencies during the Persian and early Hellenistic periods. The hierarchy that is developed is more nuanced and multifaceted than previously appreciated, with Israelite artisans, community leaders, Levites and women incorporated into a complex vision of society. The ordination ritual was also transformed by scribal elites during the Persian period, appearing in no fewer than five variant forms as the role of the high priesthood and its relationship to other groups was negotiated. Using a broad, plural methodological approach that incorporates insights from sociology, ritual studies, textual and literary criticism, early interpretation, manuscript studies, and philology, Nathan MacDonald’s study shines new light on the historical development, theology, and ideology of priestly texts in the Pentateuch.
The Making of the Tabernacle and the Construction of Priestly Hegemony 1st Table of contents:
2. The Tabernacle in the Late Second Temple Period
The Tabernacle Account in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Comparing the Four Versions
Conclusion
3. The Making of the Tabernacle Account
Evidence of Literary-Critical Development
The Literary Critical Development of the Tabernacle Account
Conclusion
Part II: The Construction of Priestly Hegemony
4. The Tabernacle and Its Gloriously Attired Priest
The Tabernacle
The Priestly Vestments
Conclusion
5. The High Priest and the Priests
The Great Atonement Ritual in Leviticus 16
Aaron and His Sons
High Priest, Priests, and People
Conclusion
6. Craftsmen and Community
The Master Craftsmen and the Israelite Artisans
Men and Women
The Tribal Leaders and the Levites
Conclusion
Part III: The Recapitulation of Priestly Ordination
7. Ordination, Consecration, and Inauguration
Instructions for the Ordination Ritual (Exod 29)
The Consecration of the Tabernacle (Lev 8)
The Inauguration of the Regular Sacrificial Cult (Lev 9)
Chronological Problems with the Inauguration of the Tabernacle
Conclusion
8. Inauguration and Violation
The Relationship of Lev 9 and 10
The Failures of Aaron’s Sons
Prerogatives and Responsibilities of High Priests and Priests
Conclusion
9. Leaders, Levites, and a Kingdom of Priests
Retelling the Tabernacle’s Inauguration (Num 7–10)
Ordaining a Kingdom of Priests
Conclusion
Conclusion
The Priestly Hierarchy and the Tabernacle Account
Bibliography
Subject Index
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