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Priestly Initiations in the Testament of Levi

The Testament of Levi is one of the books in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and is an apocryphal and pseudopigraphal work so we do not know its original author or source. The Testament of Levi, as we have it today, was composed in its final form in the second century B.C. It is [...]

Crowns with Strings, Ribbons, & Lappets

There is an interesting passage, of many, in Matthew Brown’s study of the temple, The Gate of Heaven, that caught my attention with regard to ancient crowns: It is not known exactly what type of crown was worn by the Israelite kings, but we do know that the high priest of the temple wore a [...]

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