Author : Francis Schmidt
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781841272085
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (72 download)
Book Synopsis How the Temple Thinks by : Francis Schmidt
Download or read book How the Temple Thinks written by Francis Schmidt and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 CE. Yet even beyond this end, when Rabbinic Judaism takes shape, there remains the 'Thinking of the Temple'.