| Centrality Practiced: Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora in the Persian Period Contributor(s): Knowles, Melody D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004137750 ISBN-13: 9789004137752 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 221.95 |
| LCCN: 2005012712 |
| Series: Sbl - Archaeology and Biblical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.55" W x 9.7" (1.12 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the end of the exile, the boundaries of sacred geography were open for renegotiation: YHWH could once again dwell in Jerusalem in a rebuilt temple, and temple centrality could be renewed. Yet how were such abstract theological and geographical commitments enacted? To what extent was the influence of the city felt and practiced in Yehud or far-away Egypt and Babylon? To answer such questions, this volume examines "centrality" through the practices of animal sacrifice, pilgrimage, tithing, and the use of incense and figurines. Unique in its appraisal of centrality via religious practice and in its integration of the biblical text and archaeological record, Knowles offers a compelling portrait of the variegated centralities of the Jerusalem temple in the Persian period. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |