Royal Priesthood

• Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Old And New In Literary Criticism-Methodologies In The Interpretation Of Exodus 19.6; Chapter 3: The Royal Priesthood In Its Immediate Cotext-Exodus 19.1-8; Chapter 4: The Grant Of Royal Priesthood To Israel-Exodus 19.6; Chapter 5: The Royal Priesthood In The Exodus Narrative Framework-Exodus 1.1 To 24.11; Chapter 6: Modelling The Royal Priesthood-Exodus 24.12 To 40.38; Chapter 7: The Sinai Covenant As Grant Of Royal Priesthood; Chapter 8: The Testing Of The Royal Priesthood-Numbers 16; Chapter 9: The Royal Priesthood In Jeopardy-Hosea 4.4-9; Chapter 10: Reassurance Of Royal Priesthood-Two Intertextual Studies; Chapter 11: The Prospect Of The Royal Priesthood-Isaiah 61.6; Chapter 12: The Pinnacle Of Royal Priesthood: Access To The Heavenly Court-Zechariah 3; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Bibliography

"important study"   "...a number of interesting insights"   "careful literary and intertextual analysis"   "Davies' patient exegesis opens up fruitful areas for further biblical theological reflection."   Letter and Spirit, vol 1 2005, St Paul Center for Biblical Theology