Ritual innovation in the Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism

"What are rituals, if not ancient practices, unchanged throughout generations? Yet, if we compare the rituals described in late Second Temple texts to those in the Hebrew Bible it is apparent that rituals do change. Were such rituals practiced, or were they forms of textual imagination? How do...

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Corporate Authors: Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting 2013, Saint Andrews (Author) ; Society of Biblical Literature (Issuing body)
Contributors: MacDonald, Nathan 1975- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2016]
In: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Band 468)
Year: 2016
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Series/Journal:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Band 468
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Early Judaism / Literature / Ritual / Renewal
Further subjects:B Judaism Customs and practices History
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B Conference program 2013 (Saint Andrews)
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Summary:"What are rituals, if not ancient practices, unchanged throughout generations? Yet, if we compare the rituals described in late Second Temple texts to those in the Hebrew Bible it is apparent that rituals do change. Were such rituals practiced, or were they forms of textual imagination? How do rituals change and how are such changes authorized? Do textual innovation and ritual innovation relate?"--
Item Description:All but one of the essays in this volume originated as papers given for a special unit on "Ritual innovation in the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism" at the Society of Biblical Literature international meeting held in St Andrews in July 2013 - (Preface)
ISBN:3110372738