Description: This is a study of one priesthood of Ancient Israel, the Zadokites, and its role in the social, historical, cultural, and religious lives of the ancient Isrealites. It also provides a foundation for studies of priesthood(s) in ancient Israel.
Brief description: Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.
Review Quotes: The book offers a valuable corrective to more 'maximalising' accounts of the Zadokites, mainly by showing how very little may be said of them with any certainty. Hunt's strongest argument arises from combining a skeptical historiographical reading with the insights Lenski's model provides.--Sanford Lakoff