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Paul Heger. The Three Biblical Altar Laws. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 279. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1999. xi, 463 pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2002

Lisbeth S. Fried
Lisbeth S. Fried
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University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
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In this monumental book, Paul Heger attempts to explain how synagogue recital of biblical texts replaced the sacrificial cult (p. 366). He posits that gradual disaffection with the Temple enabled the rabbis to institute synagogue ritual for sacrifice even while the second Temple stood. The work is wide-ranging, yet focused, and provides a detailed history of the cult from the Bronze Age until the destruction of the second Temple. The first half is a diachronic study of the three biblical altar laws. The second half investigates the impact of Ahaz, Josiah, Ezra and Nehemiah, the Maccabees, and finally the rabbis on attitudes toward temple sacrifice.

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AJS Review , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , April 2002 , pp. 109 - 111
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© 2002 by the Association for Jewish Studies

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