»Acceptable« to »Will«: The Rabbinic Transformation of Ratzon in Sacrifice and Prayer
This paper considers the root ר.צ.ה and particularly the formula ה.י.ה רצון, arguing that רצון within a ritual context comes to mean not »acceptability« or »desirability« but »will« in rabbinic literature. This semantic shift points to a rabbinic voluntaristic theology, where ritual obligations and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2018]
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 430-448 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch
/ Rabbinic literature
/ Sacrifice (Religion)
/ Prayer
/ Hebrew language
/ Noun
/ ratsôn
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the root ר.צ.ה and particularly the formula ה.י.ה רצון, arguing that רצון within a ritual context comes to mean not »acceptability« or »desirability« but »will« in rabbinic literature. This semantic shift points to a rabbinic voluntaristic theology, where ritual obligations and prayer aim at achieving interaction between the human and divine will. In so doing, these rituals comprise a will economy of sorts, bringing together the supplicant and God, as part of a broader rabbinic vision of interactive sacrifice and ritual. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2018-0028 |