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This book explores the Judean priesthood's influence on agriculture during the Second Temple period, revealing how their role extended beyond worship. It examines the sanctity of land ownership linked to deities, providing context for the Hebrew Bible's view of God as the landowner and early Jewish literature's references to sacred landholdings.
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Land and Temple, Benjamin D. Gordon
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- 2020
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- Title
- Land and Temple
- Subtitle
- Field Sacralization and the Agrarian Priesthood of Second Temple Judaism
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Benjamin D. Gordon
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN13
- 9783110425468
- Series
- Description
- This book explores the Judean priesthood's influence on agriculture during the Second Temple period, revealing how their role extended beyond worship. It examines the sanctity of land ownership linked to deities, providing context for the Hebrew Bible's view of God as the landowner and early Jewish literature's references to sacred landholdings.