Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Old And New In Literary Criticism-Methodologies In The Interpretation Of Exodus 19.6; Chapter 3: The Royal Priesthood In Its Immediate Cotext-Exodus 19.1-8; Chapter 4: The Grant Of Royal Priesthood To Israel-Exodus 19.6; Chapter 5: The Royal Priesthood In The Exodus Narrative Framework-Exodus 1.1 To 24.11; Chapter 6: Modelling The Royal Priesthood-Exodus 24.12 To 40.38; Chapter 7: The Sinai Covenant As Grant Of Royal Priesthood; Chapter 8: The Testing Of The Royal Priesthood-Numbers 16; Chapter 9: The Royal Priesthood In Jeopardy-Hosea 4.4-9; Chapter 10: Reassurance Of Royal Priesthood-Two Intertextual Studies; Chapter 11: The Prospect Of The Royal Priesthood-Isaiah 61.6; Chapter 12: The Pinnacle Of Royal Priesthood: Access To The Heavenly Court-Zechariah 3; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Bibliography

About the Author

Andrew Mein is Lecturer in Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK. Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.

Reviews

"important study"   "...a number of interesting insights"   "careful literary and intertextual analysis"   "Davies' patient exegesis opens up fruitful areas for further biblical theological reflection."   Letter and Spirit, vol 1 2005, St Paul Center for Biblical Theology

French review in Etudes Theologiques et Religieuses

"This very critical study investigates the meaning of the theme "a royal priesthood," along with its importance in the identity of the people... Davies hopes that his work will stimulate a new examination of the New Testament's use of this theme. This is a fine but very specialized study."- The Bible Today, January/February 2006
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