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squiz · 12-03-2009, 03:51 PM

Just found this link:
http://dunedinschool.wordpress.com/2...istic-periods/

show_no_mercy · 12-04-2009, 09:02 AM

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9. The external evidence indicates that there was no cult centralization at Jerusalem at least before 400 BCE. The Elephantine papyri shows that the Egyptian Jewish community was unaware of cult centralization and that their requests of the governors of Jerusalem and Samaria to build a temple at Elephantine (ca 407 BCE) and to sacrifice on the altar were asked without any such awareness, and were approved without the issue being raised. “This suggests that even as late as the late fifth century BCE the political elite in Jerusalem and Samaria was not influenced, restricted or even aware of a prohibition to sacrifice outside Jerusalem (or Mt. Gerizim),” contrary to Deut 12. Furthermore, the so-called Passover Letter (ca 419 BCE) provides instructions for celebrating Passover at Elephantine that appear to contradict Deut 16

Interesting.

semiopen · 12-04-2009, 09:26 AM

This may be important.

Deuteronomy 12 feels wrong in pre exilic terms and my thought was that it might be a late addition. This deals with miscellaneous things, that one would expect more attention to be paid such as human sacrifice, or what to do if one is too far from the temple, etc. These are basic technical issues that one would expect to be addressed in the "design phase" of centralization.

The problem is that 12 is considered integrated with the subsequent verses. A post exilic origin solves a lot of problem.

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semiopen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Posts: 3,551	This may be important. Deuteronomy 12 feels wrong in pre exilic terms and my thought was that it might be a late addition. This deals with miscellaneous things, that one would expect more attention to be paid such as human sacrifice, or what to do if one is too far from the temple, etc. These are basic technical issues that one would expect to be addressed in the "design phase" of centralization. The problem is that 12 is considered integrated with the subsequent verses. A post exilic origin solves a lot of problem.

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