Priests without a Temple: On Priests and Rabbis in Sasanian Babylonia

Rabbis and priests are often viewed as two groups in competition and rabbinic sources relating to priests are consequently interpreted through a prism of conflict. While focusing on the situation in Sasanian Babylonia, this paper posits that the ancient sources point to a more complex situation wher...

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1. VerfasserIn: Herman, Geoffrey 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2020]
In: Journal of ancient Judaism
Jahr: 2020, Band: 11, Heft: 1, Seiten: 148-160
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Babylon / Sassaniden / Juden / Priester / Rabbi
IxTheo Notationen:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
HD Frühjudentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Babylonia
B Temple
B Priests
B Purity
B Rabbis
B Talmud
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Zusammenfassung:Rabbis and priests are often viewed as two groups in competition and rabbinic sources relating to priests are consequently interpreted through a prism of conflict. While focusing on the situation in Sasanian Babylonia, this paper posits that the ancient sources point to a more complex situation whereby there is also much evidence of a positive attitude towards the priesthood in rabbinic sources. These sources must of necessity be treated seriously in any appraisal of the interaction between rabbis and priests.
ISSN:2196-7954
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Judaism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30965/21967954-12340007