Ideology of Ritual: Space, Time and Status in the Priestly Theology (Biblia.com)

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Ideology of Ritual: Space Time and Status in the Priestly Theology examines the traditions of Old Testament priestly practices, from a methodological and narrative perspective. Gorman analyzes several Old Testament passages to discover the impact of ritual on Israelite culture and the priesthood. He includes indexes and a bibliography.

of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it (Exod. 25:8–9)’. A similar idea is reiterated in Exod. 29:45: ‘And I will dwell among the people of Israel, and I will be their God’. Of central importance for the Priestly traditionists is the idea that the tabernacle serves as the dwelling place of Yahweh—it is the means by which Yahweh will dwell in the midst of Israel. In Exodus 35–40 the writers tell of the building and construction of the tabernacle. These chapters emphasize

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