MARC Record from marc_claremont_school_theology

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001 ocm21643799
003 OCoLC
005 20200617074943.1
008 831222s1955 nyu b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 56003167
040 $aCUY$beng$cCUY$dOCLCQ$dOCLCF$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dCST$dMXL
019 $a874310271
029 1 $aHEBIS$b281545472
035 $a(OCoLC)21643799$z(OCoLC)874310271
050 4 $aBL635$b.J3 1955
082 04 $a291.61
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aJames, E. O.$q(Edwin Oliver),$d1886-
245 14 $aThe nature and function of priesthood;$ba comparative and anthropological study.
260 $aNew York,$bVanguard Press$c©1955.
300 $a336 pages$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe dual purpose of ritual purification -- The Rabbinic conception of sin and forgiveness -- Confession in Judaism -- The Christian doctrine of reconciliation -- The Johannine commission -- The sacraments of baptism and penance -- Public penance and private confession -- The priest in absolution -- The seal of confession -- The continental reformers and absolution -- Penitential discipline in England after the Reformation -- Priestly absolution in the English prayer book -- Private confession before and after the restoration -- The function of priestly absolution -- VII. Priesthood and sacred learning -- The Zuni sacerdotal fraternities -- The Maya and Aztec calendrical Cultus -- Sacred science in Mesopotamia -- Iranian influences -- The diffusion of astral science -- Hebrew and Arabic science -- Astral science in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- The order of nature -- The priesthood as the master of sacred science -- Temple organization -- Sacred literature and learning in Vedic India -- The Egyptian hieroglyphic texts -- The cuneiform tablets in Mesopotamia -- The Ugarit Cultic texts -- The Torah in Israel -- Revelation and reason -- The transition from sacred tradition to Philosophy -- The Patristic contribution to learning -- Learning in the dark ages -- The medieval synthesis -- The disintegration of sacred learning -- VIII. Priesthood and jurisdiction -- Trial by ordeal -- Supernatural sanctions in tribal jurisdiction -- Royal jurisdiction in Akan -- The jurisdiction of the king and his counselors in Ancient Egypt -- The code of Hammurabi -- Hebrew legislation -- Rabbinic jurisprudence -- Apostolic jurisdiction -- The Petrine supremacy -- The Papal supremacy -- Ecclesiastical jurisdiction -- IX. The nature and function of priesthood -- The specialization of techniques -- Cult leadership -- Hierarchic organization -- The Egyptian royal priesthoods -- The Mesopotamian priesthoods -- The Hebrew hierarchy -- The Brahmanic caste organization -- The Theistic conception of deity -- Divine intervention and priesthood -- The Mediatorial function of priesthood -- The delegation of priestly power and authority -- The function of priesthood in society.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aPriests.
650 7 $aPriests.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01076268
776 08 $iOnline version:$aJames, E.O. (Edwin Oliver), 1886-$tNature and function of priesthood.$dNew York, Vanguard Press c1955$w(OCoLC)646924215
994 $a92$bCST
976 $a10011327984