Temples and Temple-Service in Ancient Israel: An Inquiry into Biblical Cult Phenomena and the Historical Setting of the Priestly School

by Menahem Haran

This milestone study is a thorough examination of the various cultic and social phenomena connected with the temple--activities connected with the temple's inner sphere and belonging to the priestly circle. The book also seeks to demonstrate the antiquity and the historical timing of the literary crystallization of the priestly material found in the Pentateuch. Contents: Prologue, The Israelite Temples, Temples and Open Sacred Places, The Priesthood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931464188
• ISBN13: 9780931464188
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"