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...
| Published in: | Journal of ancient Judaism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 148-160 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Babylon
/ Sassaniden
/ Jews
/ Priest
/ Rabbi
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Babylonia
B Temple B Priests B Purity B Rabbis B Talmud |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/21967954-12340007 |