A Kingdom of Priests: Ancestry and Merit in Ancient Judaism - Jewish Culture and Contexts - Martha Himmelfarb - Books - University of Pennsylvania Press - 9780812239508 - October 10, 2006
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A Kingdom of Priests: Ancestry and Merit in Ancient Judaism - Jewish Culture and Contexts

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Considers a range of texts-including the Book of Watchers, Book of Jubilees, legal documents from the Dead Sea scrolls, writings of Philo of Alexandria, and the Book of Revelation-to explore the tensions inherent in Second Temple Judaism's emphasis on ancestry as the primary criterion for inclusion among the chosen people of Israel.


280 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 10, 2006
ISBN13 9780812239508
Publishers University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 280
Dimensions 160 × 235 × 26 mm   ·   589 g

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