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Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World is unavailable, but you can change that!

This study focuses on holiness and the priesthood based on the writings of the Old Testament. Author Phillip Peter Jensen focuses on several aspects of holiness as it related to the ancient priests: spatial, personal, ritual, and dimension. He provides a theological and exegetical study of the worship practices outlined in the Old Testament.

Chapter 7 THE DIMENSION OF TIME 7.1 The Holiness Spectrum and Time 7.1.1 Introduction In the Priestly conception time, as well as space and society, was structured and graded.1 Natural rhythms, such as the day, the lunar month and the agricultural year determined many of the rituals of the cult (§7.1.2).2 In Israel, as in other nations, important points in these cycles (e.g. harvest and new moon) marked the passage of significant units of time, and were celebrated by popular festivals (§7.2). In
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