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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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
[2020]
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Journal of ancient Judaism
Jahr: 2020, Band: 11, Heft: 1, Seiten: 148-160 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Babylon
/ Sassaniden
/ Juden
/ Priester
/ Rabbi
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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. |
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ISSN: | 2196-7954 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Judaism
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/21967954-12340007 |