The Postexilic נתינים and the Neo-Babylonian Širkū: A Reassessment.
The postexilic historical texts of the Hebrew Bible introduce a category of temple personnel called the נתינים (nətînîm), frequently translated as "temple servants," which are not found in earlier works of ancient Israelite literature. Descriptions of the נתינים bear a striking resemblance to the Ne...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 144; no. 3; pp. 475 - 494 |
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