Dynamism of Authority and Power in the Socio-Economic Mobility of the Israelites
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Every religious group organizes the institutionalization of its various sources of authority (sacred writings, charisma, tradition and bureaucracy) that assist its leadership in helping followers accomplish their shared concern. Ancient Israel and Judah as religious entities engaged certain social dynamics in transforming the administration of their territories through power relations from ancient Aramean/Syrian origin. Existing studies have examined the rise of the Levites into prophetic authority, especially, charismatic leaders like Moses and Samuel. They have also surveyed the transformation of the Judahites into royal status under the Law/Torah. However, the employment of rituals for public legitimacy in both territories needs to be conjectured (the location of the sanctuaries around the migräš of Levites, the erection of the tabernacle/temple by kings, and the appointment and remuneration of sacred functionaries from Israelite land provision of the Sädeh to kings). Thus, this study employs an integrated hermeneutic of socio-historical exploration of the sacred historiography of ancient Israel and Judah within the literary and theological interpretive dimensions. It examines the rationalization of charismatic abilities of leaders and the organization of rituals and sacred groups for religious differentiations. It raises a conjecture of the struggle for public legitimacy by the bureaucrats of ancient Israel and Judah through the royal formation of communities by kings and the centralization of sacred rites by levitical priests.
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Abiola Ayodeji Olaniyi
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