MacDonald, Nathan 1975- editor. text bibliography History. Electronic books. mau 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource. "What are rituals, if not ancient practices, unchanged throughout generations? Yet, if we compare the rituals described in late Second Temple texts to those in the Hebrew Bible it is apparent that rituals do change. Were such rituals practiced, or were they forms of textual imagination? How do rituals change and how are such changes authorized? Do textual innovation and ritual innovation relate?"-- Strange fire before the Lord: thinking about ritual innovation in the Hebrew bible and early Judaism / Nathan MacDonald -- Two types of ritual innovation for profit / Saul M. Olyan -- From ark of the covenant to Torah scroll: ritualizing Israel's iconic texts / James W. Watts -- The empty throne and the empty sanctuary: from aniconism to the invisibility of God in Second Temple theology / Reinhard Achenbach -- Ritual innovation and Shavu'ot / Nathan MacDonald -- How the priestly sabbaths work: innovation in Pentateuchal priestly ritual / Jeffrey Stackert -- Innovation in the suspected adulteress ritual (Num 5:11-31) / Roy E. Gane -- Practicing rituals in a textual world: ritual and innovation in the book of Numbers / Christian Frevel -- Walking over the dead: burial practices and the possibility of ritual innovation at Qumran / Ian Werrett. edited by Nathan MacDonald. Includes bibliographical references and index. Judaism Customs and practices History Judaism Customs and practices RELIGION / Judaism / General BM700 296.4/509 Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2016] (DLC) 2016043655 9783110368727 3110368722 2016045055 957887 MIL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1362700 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1362700 DLC 160928 20200709060512.0 ocn959610975 eng