The leader-builder of the Israel’s sanctuary according to the Old Testament narrative

Authors

  • Andrzej J. Obidowicz Kraków

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.120

Keywords:

Old Testament, inspiration, attributes, leader, building, builder, sanctuary, Israel

Abstract

Many books of the Old Testament deal with the theme of human building activity. Among Old Testament narratives it is possible to distinguish the special ones which present a special kind of activity undertaken as a result of divine inspiration addressed to the leader of the Israel community. This way the leader becomes the leader-builder of Israel’s sanctuary (Herod the Great is omitted here because he is not mentioned in the text of the Old Testament). One can specify a few special attributes of the leader-builder of the sanctuary: the obedience and the trust in God, the piety, the prudence, the solicitude, the authority and the courage. The essential goal of the analysis in this paper is to expose those attributes.

Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

Obidowicz, A. J. (2011). The leader-builder of the Israel’s sanctuary according to the Old Testament narrative. The Biblical and Liturgical Movement, 64(1), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.120

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Reflections, comments

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