On the tedious and monotonous repetitions in the Tabernacle accounts: a reassessment

Modern scholarship and medieval commentators have generally viewed the execution of the Tabernacle and the priestly ordination described in Exodus 35–40 and Leviticus 8 as the fulfilment of the earlier commands contained in Exodus 25–31, following the command-fulfilment pattern that is so common in...

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Authors: Friedberg, Albert D. (Author) ; Hoppe, Juni (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-188
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Command / Fulfilment / Bible. Exodus 35-40 / Bible. Exodus 25-31 / Bible. Levitikus 8 / Priestly document / Old Testament
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:Modern scholarship and medieval commentators have generally viewed the execution of the Tabernacle and the priestly ordination described in Exodus 35–40 and Leviticus 8 as the fulfilment of the earlier commands contained in Exodus 25–31, following the command-fulfilment pattern that is so common in priestly writings. We challenge this reading and conclude, on form, thematic, and narrative considerations, that we are in the presence of two alternate versions and that the skillful placement of the second version harmonizes these versions and creates a novel and largely ignored account. Priestly versions, when read in isolation, could have presented two competing (ideological) depictions of the Tabernacle.
ISSN:1476-6728
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/03090892221116917