Sacrifice, Cult, and Atonement in Early Judaism and Christianity: Constituents and Critique (Resources for Biblical Study)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1628371552 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 434 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Critical and creative studies that offer fresh perspectives on ancient ideas and practicesThe contributions to this volume deal in various ways with the cult at the Jerusalem Temple that epitomized the religious, cultural, and socio-political identity of Judaism for many centuries. Thus they examine and affirm the continuing relevance of ancient Jewish cultic notions long after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.An international group of scholars representing different fields and diverse religious backgroundsA thorough examination of traditions as through the lens of contemporaneous interpretive traditions such as Jewish prophecy, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Early Christian literature Examination of topics such as purification, sacrifice, and atonement, and the depiction and development of sacred authority throughout the Bible. Other essays explore alternatives to ancient cultic meaning and practice. Some essays examine ancient constitutive practices and concepts, such as purification rituals, sacrifices, atonement, or sacred authorities
Wiley is Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture in the Religious Studies department at Notre Dame of Maryland University, and a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Henrietta L. Eberhart is Professor and Program Director of Religious Studies at the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies of the University of Houston. He has authored various books
He is also editor of the volume Ritual and Metaphor: Sacrifice in the Bible (Society of Biblical Literature). She lectures extensively on the spirituality of the Psalms and has consulted on the Bible in the Life of the Church project of the Anglican Communion. Wiley is Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture in the Religious Studies department at Notre Dame of Maryland University, and a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. About the AuthorHenrietta L. Eberhart is Professor and Program Director of Religious Studies at the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies of the University of Houston. Eberhart is a member of the steering committee of the Sacrifice, Cult, and Atonement Annual Conference Program Unit of the Society of Biblical Literature.. Her area of scholarship is ancient Israelite religious experience and cultic practice. Wiley chairs the steering committee of the Sacrifice, Cult, and Atonement Annual Conf