Centrality practiced Jerusalem in the religious practice of Yehud and the diaspora during the Persian period / Melody D. Knowles.

Author/creator Knowles, Melody D.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAtlanta : Society of Biblical Literature,
Descriptionvii, 181 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--History.
Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Judaism--Liturgy. --History. --To 1500.
Judaism--History. --Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Worship in the Bible.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Yehud (Persian province).
Jerusalem--History. --To 1500.
Yehud (Persian province)--Antiquities.

SeriesArchaeology and biblical studies ; no. 16
Contents Centrality and religious practice -- The centralities of Yahwistic animal sacrifice -- Centrality and the religious use of incense and figurines : the geographic protocols of non-sacrificial worship -- Jerusalem as a pilgrimage center in the Persian period -- Centrality through economics : paying taxes and tithes in Jerusalem -- The palimpsest of Jerusalem's centrality.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-159) and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005012573
ISBN1589831756 (paper binding : alk. paper)
ISBN9781589831759