The origin and meaning of the crimson thread in the mishnaic scapegoat ritual in light of an ancient syro-anatolian custom

Noga Ayali-Darshan

doi:10.1163/15700631-12340386

The origin and meaning of the crimson thread in the mishnaic scapegoat ritual in light of an ancient syro-anatolian custom

Noga Ayali-Darshan

The University of Chicago

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Abstract

The custom of tying a crimson thread to the head of an animal as part of the High Priest's official rites on the Day of Atonement and the purification rite for the leper is not specified in the Pentateuch but is known solely from mishnaic sources. The Second Temple practice is also attested by two independent early Christian sources that evidently drew on a common source that was not the Mishna. The present article searches for the origin of this tradition and its original purpose and setting through the ancient Syro-Anatolian apotropaic rites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	530-552
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal for the Study of Judaism
Volume	44
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15700631-12340386
State	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ambazzi ritual
Crimson thread
Day of Atonement
Scapegoat
Syro-Anatolian rites
Yoma

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