Russell Gmirkin said: >>To my mind, a title "Messiah of Aaron and Israel" -- referring to a single individual -- makes no sense. It just seems unintelligible and self-contradicting, on a common sense level. Where, in the HB or the Qumran corpus (excluding the phrase in question) is Aaron synonymous or interchangeable with Israel? I just don't consider it a serious possibility, but perhaps this is a mistake on my part - my approach here is somewhat superficial (as I indicated in my original posting).<<
Russell, When I too answered Barb's inquiry (off-list), I offered several kinds of anointed leaders as examples (basically royal & high priest, with variations depending on political circumstances). These positions are essentially appointed positions (with anointing being a feature of such official appointments), whether appointed as leader of the priesthood & temple cultus, or as king or prince/governor. Each position had its own domain (high priest over temple cult, sometimes even governorship, and prince/king over provincial/government affairs). That got me to thinking about John Hyrcanus I assuming the dual titles priest and king (speaking colloquially, of course). A modern analogy might be a case where a single individual is a vice president of both sales and research at his/her place of employment. We could easily say "Vice President (sg) of Sales and Research" rather than "Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Research." One the other hand, we might find it awkward to say "S/He holds the Vice Presidencies of (both) Sales and Research." How many examples can we find in this general period of individuals who hold several titles (and thus rule several domains) simultaneously, and how are they addressed when two or more of these titles are referenced? Secondarily, how might copyists render such phrases when the original meaning of a phrase contrasts with the copyists' own perceptions of anointed rulership? Respectfully, Dave Hindley Cleveland, Ohio, USA For private reply, e-mail to "David C. Hindley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: "unsubscribe Orion." Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILER BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
