02501nam a2200145Ia 4500008004100000020002900041041000800070050002600078100002400104245010400128260005900232300003000291505191600321650011802237240614s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97806642543770664254373   aeng  aBS680.P66 b.N45 1993  aNelson, Richard D.  0aRaising up a Faithful Priest : bCommunity and Priesthood in Biblical Theology /cRichard D. Nelson  aLouisville, KY : bWestminster/John Knox Press, c1993  axiii, 192 p. b; c21 cm.  a1. The History of Israel's Priesthood. What Is a Priest? Priesthood Before the Monarchy. Factional Rivalries. Pre-exilic Puzzles, Post-exilic Compromise. Changing Roles and the High Priest. History and Theology -- 2. Israel's Culture Map. Structures of Reality. Setting Boundaries and Crossing Them. Clean/Unclean. Holy/Profane. Contagion and Cleansing. The Holy-Unclean Fusion Reaction. Maintaining Boundaries -- 3. Priestly Functions. Job Descriptions. Oracles. Torah. Blessing and Declaration. Administration. Installation and Vestments. The High Priest -- 4. Sacrifice. Ritual and Sacrifice. Sacrificial Transfer and Priestly Approach. Food and Gift. Social Balance. Structuralist Perspectives. Meal. Power. Drama. Purification. The Logic of Atonement. The Meaning of Sacrifice -- 5. Priesthood and Theology. Crossing Boundaries. Intermediaries. Faithful Custodians. Priesthood and Patriarchy. Yahweh's Gracious Gift. The Religious Value of Priesthood. Priestly Theology -- 6. Restoration and Utopian Vision. New Situations. Ezekiel 40-48. Reinforcing the Boundaries. Restricting the Priesthood. Zechariah 1-8. Purifying the High Priest. Joshua and Zerubbabel. The Priestly Writing. Safety in Ritual. Divine Acceptance and Human Obedience. 1 and 2 Chronicles. Background and Theology. Priests as Signs of Torah Obedience. Priests as Defenders of Spatial Holiness. Priests as Support for Theological Themes -- 7. Priesthood in the New Testament. Hebrews. The Readers' Problem and the Author's Solution. The Superior Priesthood of Jesus. The Cosmic Day of Atonement. Open Access to the Holy. Using and Distorting Culture Maps. 1 Peter. Identity and Reassessment. 1 Peter 2:9 -- A Regal Priesthood. 1 Peter 2:5 -- A Holy Priesthood. 1 Peter 2:5 -- A Spiritual Lineage. The Priesthood of All Believers -- 8. Priesthood and the Gospel Community. Dissolving Boundaries. Biblical Priesthood and Christian Ministry.  aJesus Christ—Priesthood—Biblical teaching.Priests, Jewish—Biblical teaching.Priesthood—Biblical teaching.