The Agrarian Priesthood of Second Temple Judaism

Updated by: 
Shlomo Brand
Research notes: 
SB/not checked/23/03/2022
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Gordon, Benjamin D.
year: 
2020
Full title: 

The Agrarian Priesthood of Second Temple Judaism

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
The Bible and Interpretation (Website)
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

Most Judean priests of the Second Temple period lived dispersed throughout the region, coming to Jerusalem for weekly service periods throughout the year. The patterns of social and economic interaction that governed their relationships with villagers resulted from the failures of the temple to adequately provide for them, pushing them into land ownership. The biblical ideal of a priesthood free from the responsibilities of the farming life or working as if in quarantine within the confines of the sacred precinct in the city gives a false impression. These priests were fully entrenched in the Judean landscape.

URL: 
https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/agrarian-priesthood-second-temple-judaism
Label: 
28/03/2022
Record number: 
109 703