Free Download Dongshin Don Chang, "Phinehas, the Sons of Zadok, and Melchizedek: Priestly Covenant in Late Second Temple Texts "
English | ISBN: 0567686612 | 2019 | 256 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Dongshin Don Chang examines 1 and 2 Maccabees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Hebrews to see how the combined concepts of covenant and priesthood are defined and interlinked within various biblical and extra-biblical traditions. The three studies show the interesting and varying dynamics of the use of combined concepts of covenant and priesthood. The articulations of the two entities are shown to reflect, in part, the concern of the Second Temple Jewish authors; how significant the priestly institutions and priesthood were, not only in cultic matters, but also in relation to political and authoritative concerns.