Centrality Practiced

Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora During the Persian Period

• Author(s): Melody D. Knowles,
• Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
• Pages: 181
• ISBN_10: 1589831756
  ISBN_13: 9781589831759
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General , Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice , Religion / Judaism / History , RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings ,

Description:... "At the end of exile, the boundaries of sacred geography were open for renegotiation: YHWH could once again dwell in Jerusalem in a rebuilt temple, and temple centrality could be renewed. Yet how were such abstract theological and geographical commitments enacted? To what extent was the influence of the city felt and practiced in Yehud or far-away Egypt and Babylon? To answer such questions, this volume examines 'centrality' through the practices of animal sacrifice, pilgrimage, tithing, and the use of incense and figurines. Unique in its appraisal of centrality via religious practice and in its integration of the biblical text and archaeological record, [this study] offers a compelling portrait of the variegated centralities of the Jerusalem temple in the Persian period." -- Back cover