Making Ritual Strange: The Temple Cult as the Foundation for Tannaitic Discourse on Idolatry
This article examines the Tannaitic conception of the worship of avodah zarah. The term is commonly translated as "idolatry," but the definition of what constitutes worship of avodah zarah, in m. Sanh. 7:6, is based on a more nuanced notion than simply worship of foreign gods. For the Sage...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2017]
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Jewish studies quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 339-355 |
RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism TD Late Antiquity |
Further subjects: | B
Avodah zarah
B covenantal loyalty B Mishnah B Idolatry |
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