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Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple: Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient Judaism
Jonathan Klawans
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paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Ancient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the mysterious and violent origins of human culture. Others see these cultic rituals as merely the fossilized vestiges of primitive superstition. Some believe that ancient Jewish sacrifice was doomed from the start, destined to be replaced by the Christian eucharist. Others think that the temple was fated to be superseded by the synagogue. In Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple Jonathan Klawans demonstrates that these supersessionist ideologies have prevented scholars from recognizing the Jerusalem temple as a powerful source of meaning and symbolism to the ancient ... Read more
Ancient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the mysterious and violent origins of human culture. Others see these cultic rituals as merely the fossilized vestiges of primitive superstition. Some believe that ancient Jewish sacrifice was doomed from the start, destined to be replaced by the Christian eucharist. Others think that the temple was fated to be superseded by the synagogue. In Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple Jonathan Klawans demonstrates that these supersessionist ideologies have prevented scholars from recognizing the Jerusalem temple as a powerful source of meaning and symbolism to the ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195395846
SKU
V9780195395846
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About Jonathan Klawans
Klawans is the Associate Professor of Religion at Boston University. His book Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism (OUP 2000) was awarded Best First Book in the History of Religions by the American Academy of Religion and won the Salo Wittmayer Baron Book Prize from the American Academy for Jewish Research.
Reviews for Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple: Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient Judaism
Drawing on the fields of anthropology and ritual studies, Klawans unearths the powerful symbolism of the ancient Jewish sacrificial cult. He shows that sacrifice was a spiritually rich and meaningful activity illuminated by two 'organizing principles' central to the priestly traditions of the Bible: the desire to imitate God and the concern to attract and maintain God's presence within the ... Read more