{"product_id":"centralizing-the-cult-the-holiness-legislation-in-leviticus-17-26-9783161576850","title":"Centralizing the Cult: The Holiness Legislation in Leviticus 17-26","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julia Rhyder\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Julia Rhyder provides new insights into the relationship between the Holiness legislation in Leviticus 17-26 and processes of cultic centralization in the Persian period. The author departs from the classical theory that Leviticus 17-26 merely presume, with minor modifications, a concept of centralization articulated in Deuteronomy. She shows how Leviticus 17-26 use ritual legislation to make a new, and distinctive case as to why the Israelites must defer to a central sanctuary, standardized ritual processes, and a hegemonic priesthood. This discourse of centralization reflects the historical challenges that faced priests in Jerusalem during the Persian era: in particular, the need to compensate for the loss of a royal sponsor, to pool communal resources in order to meet socio-economic pressures, and to find new means of negotiating with the sanctuary at Mount Gerizim and with a growing diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mohr Siebeck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889298489495,"sku":"9783161576850","price":20922.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783161576850.webp?v=1781175549","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/centralizing-the-cult-the-holiness-legislation-in-leviticus-17-26-9783161576850","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}