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Keeping Heaven on Earth: Safeguarding the Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle

by Michael Hundley

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

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Michael B. Hundley examines the Priestly system designed to keep heaven on earth - more specifically, to secure and safeguard the divine presence at the heart of the Israelite community-through a comprehensive analysis of its constituent parts. His study examines how the Priestly writers describe the nature of divine presence, elicit that presence and prepare for its arrival, and maintain it through regular service and damage control rites. Rather than comparing individual Priestly rites in isolation from their surrounding contexts, his work compares the Priestly system with various ancient Near Eastern systems (Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hittite, and Syro-Palestinian). Using a multifaceted approach, Hundley reveals the genius of the Priestly writers lies not in their total originality but in their ability to co-opt elements present in the surrounding cultures and adapt them to serve their own rhetorical purposes.
Keeping Heaven on Earth: Safeguarding the Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle and Yahweh Among the Gods: The Divine in Genesis, Exodus, and the Ancient Near East
Yahweh Among the Gods: The Divine in Genesis, Exodus, and the Ancient Near EastKeeping Heaven on Earth: Safeguarding the Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle

  • Author

    Michael Hundley

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    January 2011

  • Weight

    409g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161506970

  • ISBN-10

    3161506979

  • Eden Code

    4898157

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