ORCID
James W. Watts: 0000-0002-4872-4986
Document Type
Working Paper
Date
11-19-2016
Keywords
Hebrew Bible, priests, genealogies
Language
English
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Religion | Rhetoric
Description/Abstract
A comparison of Cross’s reconstruction of the Oniad high priestly line with his Mushite theory lays the basis for re-evaluating historical scholarships’ interest in ancient Jewish priestly families. In the religious politics of the Second Temple period, the Aaronide priestly dynasties were the Mushite priesthood. Differentiating priestly families earlier in Israel’s history raises questions about methodology and purpose as well as evidence.
Recommended Citation
Watts, James W. "Priestly Lineages in History and Rhetoric." Unpublished paper, 2016.
Source
local input
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Additional Information
Paper read to the Priests and Levites Section of the Society of Biblical Literature meeting in San Antonio, TX, November 19, 2016.
Title in Program: “Moses and Aaron: Genealogy and Priesthood”