It is only in the case of the Priestly Code that opinions differ widely; for it tries hard to imitate the costume of the Mosaic period, and, with whatever success, to disguise its own. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
To my thinking, this: – that the Priestly Code rests upon the result which is only the aim of Deuteronomy. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
The stone which Jacob consecrated at Bethel the generation of the living continues to anoint, paying the tithes which of old he vowed to the house of God there. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
The revision of the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, undertaken towards the end of the Babylonian exile, a revision much more thorough than is commonly assumed, condemns as heretical the whole age of the Kings. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
The representation of the tabernacle arose out of the temple of Solomon as its root, in dependence on the sacred ark, for which there is early testimony, and which in the time of David, and also before it, was sheltered by a tent. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
The Law is never weary of again and again repeating its injunction of local unity of worship. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
Solomon’s temple also was designed to increase the attractiveness of the city of his residence. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
One other fact is significant: the domestic feasts and sacrifices of single families, which in David’s time must still have been general, gradually declined and lost their importance as social circles widened and life became more public. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
It appears a bold thing to say so when one sees how much many a modern author who knows how to make a skilful use of the Book of Chronicles has to tell about the tabernacle. Julius Wellhausen Read Quote
