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Levites that have more tsedeq than Tsadoq: Reading 2 Chr 29:34 in a web of righteousness
- Author(s):
- Christine Mitchell (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Subject(s):
- Bible. Chronicles, Ezekiel (Biblical prophet), Bible. Ezekiel
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- SBL Annual Meeting
- Conf. Org.:
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Conf. Loc.:
- Chicago
- Conf. Date:
- November 2012
- Tag(s):
- Hebrew bible, Chronicles, Ezekiel
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M65D8ND8Z
- Abstract:
- It is well-recognized that Chronicles and Ezekiel have opposing views on the suitability of Levites for service in the Jerusalem temple cult. Ezek 44 contains a diatribe against the Levites, while the entire book of Chronicles is an encomium to them. In this paper I focus specifically on 2 Chr 29:34, where the Levites are described as being "more upright of heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves." Connecting "upright of heart" with "righteous" (tsedeq) through Deuteronomy and the Psalms, I read Chronicles as presenting a subtle polemic against the Zadokite priests of Ezekiel.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
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- All Rights Reserved
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Levites that have more tsedeq than Tsadoq: Reading 2 Chr 29:34 in a web of righteousness