Priestly code
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The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical legal code
ⓘ
priestly law collection ⓘ source in the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Aaronic priesthood
ⓘ
surface form:
Aaronide priesthood
Tribe of Levi ⓘ
surface form:
Levites
|
| emphasizes |
cultic centralization
ⓘ
holiness practices ⓘ priestly duties ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacrificial regulations ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-exilic period (according to many scholars) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian interpretations of Old Testament law
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ later Jewish halakhic traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| partOf |
P source
ⓘ
Priestly source ⓘ |
| regulates |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
dietary laws ⓘ festivals and holy days ⓘ priestly consecration ⓘ priestly garments ⓘ ritual impurity and purification ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ tabernacle worship ⓘ tithes and offerings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Covenant Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant code
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomic code
Book of Leviticus ⓘ
surface form:
Holiness code
|
| religiousTradition | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
biblical law
ⓘ
holiness legislation ⓘ purity laws ⓘ ritual law ⓘ sacrificial system ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
covenant identity of Israel
ⓘ
holiness of God ⓘ separation between holy and profane ⓘ |
| usedInDiscipline |
biblical studies
ⓘ
history of ancient Israelite religion ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.