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Book SynopsisWhereas most scholarship has concentrated upon the synagogue, Margaret Barker's work on the Jerusalem temple contributes to our understanding of the meaning and importance of many elements of Christian liturgy which have hitherto remained obscure. This book opens up a new field of research.
Trade Review"Not only scholars but also students and clergy will benefit from reading Margaret Barker's fascinating book." --Bernhard Lang
"This book will surely fascinate and convince many readers." --Robert Murray SJ
‘This is a scholarly work written for those who have either a professional interest in the development of early Christian liturgy or are serious non-professionals. As far as the latter are concerned, they will need to apply themselves to the text with great diligence as a considerable amount of information is conveyed on every page and much of it will probably be new. But diligence will have its reward.' -- thegoodbookstall.org.uk
'...fascinating to read some Bible study done by the Methodist scholar Margaret Barker, developed in The Great High Priest: The Temple Roots of the Christian Liturgy...Without accepting everything Dr Barker says (for she is celebrated as a maverick), it is enlightening to look at the Eucharist in relation to the Jewish Day of Atonement, rather than to the Passover as usual. -- Christopher Howse * Daily Telegraph, The *
Table of ContentsPreface; 1 The Secret Tradition; 2 The Time is Fulfilled: Jesus and the Jubilee; 3 Atonement: The Rite of Healing; 4 Parousia and Liturgy; 5 The Temple Roots of Christian Liturgy; 6 The Angel Priesthood; 7 The Holy of Holies; 8 Beyond the Veil of the Temple: The High Priestly Origin of the Apocalypses; 9 The Veil as the Boundary; 10 Wisdom: The Queen of Heaven; 11 Temple and Timaeus; 12 Text and Context
