Abstract
The priests qualified for their priestly function in three main ways: being robed in the priestly vestments; being anointed; and undergoing the ceremony of the days of ordination. This article is intended to clarify the contribution of each of the three components of the procedure, but especially that of the ram of ordination. A semantic and literary analysis demonstrates that donning the vestments qualifies the priests to minister in the tabernacle; anointing them makes them ‘holy’; and the ram ceremony qualifies them to eat the sacrifices that are offered on the altar.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 476-492 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021.
Funding
This article is supported by Herzog Academic College, for which we would like to express our deep gratitude.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Herzog Academic College |
Keywords
- Exodus 28
- Exodus 29
- Leviticus 8
- Priests
- anointing oil
- appointment of the priests
- priestly vestments
- ram of ordination