Land and Temple: Field Sacralization and the Agrarian Priesthood of Second Temple Judaism

by Benjamin D. and Gordon

Book Overview

This exploration of the Judean priesthood's role in agricultural cultivation demonstrates that the institutional reach of Second Temple Judaism (516 BCE-70 CE) went far beyond the confines of its houses of worship, while exposing an unfamiliar aspect of sacred place-making in the ancient Jewish experience. Temples of the ancient world regularly held assets in land, often naming a patron deity as landowner and affording the land sanctity protections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110776707
• ISBN13: 9783110776706
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary