The Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity

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The Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity is written by Mark Leuchter and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190665122 (ISBN 10) and 9780190665128 (ISBN 13).

The biblical record attempts to present the Levites as a clerus minor under the Aaronides, a second class priestly order occupying a mediating role between them and the larger Israelite public. But scholars have long recognized that this literary presentation obscures a much more complicated reality pertaining to the origin of the Levites and their role in the development of Israelite religion. This study provides a renewed examination of the Levites as a social entity within ancient Israel, providing a detailed picture of their origins, their ideas, their response to adversity, and the deep impact of the traditions they forged and preserved in literary form