The Torah in its Symbolic and Prescriptive Functions
Updated by:
Shlomo Brand
Research notes:
SB/not checked/15/06/2022
Reference type:
Journal Article
year:
2022
Full title:
The Torah in its Symbolic and Prescriptive Functions
Journal / Book Title || Series Title:
Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
Volume:
11
Issue / Series Volume:
1
Abbreviated Series Name:
HeBAI
Place of Publication:
Tübingen
Publisher:
Mohr Siebeck
Pages:
3-18
Work type:
Essay/Monograph
Abstract:
The Torah was recognized as the ancestral law of Judah from the Persian period onwards. Usually, observance focused on items of high symbolic value. After the Maccabean revolt some groups insisted on much more detailed observance, and this insistence gave rise to sectarian movements.
URL:
https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/the-torah-in-its-symbolic-and-prescriptive-functions-101628hebai-2022-0003?no_cache=1
Label:
04/07/2022
Record number:
110 259