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Title: How the Temple Thinks: Identity and Social Cohesion in Ancient Judaism Author: Schmidt, Francis Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark; Publication Date: 2001 Paperback; ISBN: 9781841272085 Volumes: 1; Pages: 312 List Price in Paper: $95.00 Our price: $95.00 (Add to Cart button is at the bottom of this page) Beyond the political elites and the scribes, among the anonymous and unranked, the Jerusalem Temple provided the necessary social cohesion for Judaism and the Jewish people. It acted not only as edifice but also as system of thought, with its categories of pure and impure, of sacred and profane, extending beyond the sanctuary to the Land of Israel, from the sacrificial altar to the daily tables. The Temple was already an idea more than a reality in the Dead Sea Scrollls, and it came to an end in 70 C.E.. Yet even beyond this end, when Rabbinic Judaism takes shape, there remains the 'Thinking of the Temple'. Contents List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments Ch. 1 Introduction Being a Jew Identity Spatialization Parting with the Scribes The Places of Jewish Identity Periodization Christian Historiography Jewish Historiography Plan Ch. 2 Prolegomena The Establishing of Judaism or the End of the Period of the Second Temple Ch. 3 The Temple Yehoezer the Priest How the Temple Thinks Ch. 4 Identity at the Frontiers The Foreigner's Sacrifice The Samaritans or the Israelites of Mount Gerizim Ch. 5 Living without the Temple Mythologies Living without the Temple at Qumran? The Temple of the Twelve Gates The Temple and How the Temple Thinks at Qumran Ch. 6 From the Altar to the Table A Stage at Scythopolis or in Demai Country The Foreigners in the House Farm Produce and the Food Laws: the Ancient System Farm Produce and the Food Laws: the New System Ch. 7 Conclusion Temple and Identity The Temple and its System of Thought Glossary Chronological References Bibliography Subject Index Index of References Index of Authors |
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