The origin and development of the Old Testament Sabbath : a comprehensive exegetical approach /
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| Author / Creator: | Robinson, Gnana, 1935- |
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| Imprint: | Frankfurt am Main ; New York : P. Lang, c1988. |
| Description: | 442 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Beiträge zur biblischen Exegese und Theologie, 0170-8716 ; Bd. 21 Beiträge zur biblischen Exegese und Theologie Bd. 21 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/926233 |
| Summary: | Since post-exilic times both the OT and Judaism have ascribed to the observance of the Sabbath as a weekly day of rest great importance. In pre-exilic times abstinece from work on the seventh day was not related to the Sabbath, which was a monthly lunar festival analogous to the Babylonian "sap/battu." The Exile paved the way for the post-exilic identification of both institutions. The full-moon day became part of the celebration of Yahweh's kingship in Jerusalem and hence Yahweh's special day, a symbol of his universal sovereignty, of the unity and equality of mankind, and of the negation of other gods. The Sabbath now becomes a distinctive feature of Judaism. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral--University of Hamburg, 1975) |
| Physical Description: | 442 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 373-442. |
| ISBN: | 3820413731 |