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A kingdom of priests : ancestry and merit in ancient Judaism /

"According to the account in the Book of Exodus, God addresses the children of Israel as they stand before Mt. Sinai with the words, "You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (19:6). The sentence, Martha Himmelfarb observes, is paradoxical, for priests are by definit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2006.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
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Online Access:Texto completo