Mark Leuchter

Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity brings renewed attention to the place of the Levites in the definition of Israelite concepts and myths of identity, from the early Iron Age through the late Persian period

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780190665098
• ISBN-10: 0190665092
• Artikelnr.: 47865425

Autorenporträt

Mark Leuchter is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism in the Department of Religion at Temple University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Egypt, Land, and the Patron Deity in Emergent Israel
Chapter 2: Moses, the Mushites, and the rise of the Levites
Chapter 3: The Levites and the Early Israelite Monarchy
Chapter 4: The Levites Strike Back
Chapter 5: The Levite Scribes Part 1: The Composition of Deuteronomy
Chapter 6: The Levite Scribes Part 2: The Development of the Jeremiah Tradition
Chapter 7: From Scribes to Sages: The Levites in the Persian Period
Conclusion: The Levite Legacy
Bibliography
Index