Synopsis: Jerusalem's temple represented not only the glory of Israel's past but the splendor of its future, when the Messiah would come and reign over God's people. To recapture the essence of the temple's significance, both in the life of Israel and in the life and theology of the early Christians, readers are fortunate indeed to have as a tour guide that eminent scholar of Judaism and the New Testament, Alfred Edersheim.
Readers who want to experience the grandeur of Herod's temple - the temple that Jesus "cleansed" - or the anguish of a temple trodden by Roman soldiers will appreciate Edersheim's knowledge of and passion for the temple of Scripture. Readers will also welcome this newly typeset, highly readable edition with illustrations and marginal references from Scripture, Philo, Josephus, and the Mishnah.
Contents:
- A First View of Jerusalem and of the Temple
- Within the Holy Place
- Temple Order, Revenues, and Music
- The Officiating Priesthood
- Sacrifices: Their Order and Their Meaning
- The Burnt-Offering, the Sin- and Trespass-Offering and the Peace-Offering
- At Night in the Temple
- The Morning and Evening Sacrifice
- Sabbath in the Temple
- Festive Cycles and Arrangement of the Calendar
- The Passover
- The Paschal Feast and the Lord's Supper
- The Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Day of Pentecost
- The Feast of Tabernacles
- The New Moons: The Feast of the Seventh New Moon, or of Trumpets, or New Year's Day
- The Day of Atonement
- Post-Mosaic Festivals
- On Purifications
- On Vows
- Appendix
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