Priestly Disability and Centralization of the Cult in the Holiness Code
This article analyzes how the notion of priestly disability in Lev. 21.16–23 is used in the Holiness Code (H) to construct social identity, shape culture, and organize the society of ancient Israel based on the cultural model of disability. The present study finds that the laws concerning the disabl...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
2022
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Année: 2022, Volume: 46, Numéro: 3, Pages: 291-305 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Altes Testament
/ Bibel. Levitikus 21,16-24
/ Heiligkeitsgesetz
/ Prêtre
/ Reinheitsgebot
/ Sainteté
/ Intégrité physique
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HA Bible HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Disability
B Holiness Code B Priest B Marginalization B Stigma B Cult Centralization |
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| Résumé: | This article analyzes how the notion of priestly disability in Lev. 21.16–23 is used in the Holiness Code (H) to construct social identity, shape culture, and organize the society of ancient Israel based on the cultural model of disability. The present study finds that the laws concerning the disabled priests were used in H as a strategy for reconstructing and narrating a new social order, namely, the centralized cult. Although the disabled priests, in contrast to able-bodied priests, were marginalized insofar as they were banned from the most elite rites, they maintained a higher status in the cult compared to other groups in both the priestly and non-priestly communities. Thus, their unique priesthood status was affirmed regardless of their disability. Furthermore, by reinforcing the idea of the officiating priests as the normate image, H’s discourse on priestly disability centralized the authority in the cult of ancient Israel and granted power to the priests. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/03090892211032245 |