The Temple--Its Ministry and Services by Alfred Edersheim Preface Chapter 1 - A First View of Jerusalem, and of the Temple The Charm of Jerusalem Ancient Memories Origin of the Name The Situation of Jerusalem Mount of Olives The Walls Tower of Antonia The Four Hills High-priest's Palace The Shushan Gate The Temple Plateau Fables of the Rabbis Jerusalem in Ruins Chapter 2 - Within the Holy Place The Royal Bridge The Temple Porches Court of the Gentiles The 'Beautiful Gate' Court of the Women The Chambers Court of Israel The Chambers The Altar The Laver The Great Stones The Veil Our Lord's Prediction Chapter 3 - Temple Order, Revenues, and Music Second Temple Inferior in Glory Lines of Sanctity Rules of the Rabbis Wilful Profanity Its Penalties Necessity for Discipline The Temple Treasury The Tribute Money Annual Sum of Tribute Tribute Enforced By Law How the Money was Spent The Temple Hymnody Instrumental Music The Influence of David The Harp and Lute The Flute The Human Voice Chapter 4 - The Officiating Priesthood The Priesthood The Number of Priests Symbolism of the Priesthood/Mediation Holiness The Twenty-four Courses The Courses After the Captivity In the Temple of Herod Duties of Priests and Levites The Week's Service These Functions Not Sacerdotal Training of Priests Office Hereditary Disqualifications for the Priesthood The Investiture The Dress of the High-priest Allusions to the Dress in the New Testament The Breast-plate/Mitre/Phylacteries/The Ziz The Fourteen Officers Their Duties Lower Officials Sources of Support for the Priests Chapter 5 - Sacrifices: Their Order and Their Meaning Symbolism of the Sacrifices Sacrifices the Centre of the Old Testament The Idea of Substitution The Paschal Lamb Bloody and Unbloody Offerings The Requisites of Sacrifice The Creatures Appointed The Eleven Sacrifices of the Rabbis Holy and Less Holy The Acts of Sacrifice Laying on of Hands Sacrifices Slain by Priests Only The Application of the Blood The Flaying The Burning New Testament View of Sacrifice Agrees with the Synagogue Jewish Liturgies The Eve of Day of Atonement Chapter 6 - The Burnt, Sin, Trespass, Peace Offerings The Idea of Substitution Christ our Substitute Symbolism of the Burnt-offering Symbolism of the Sin-offering In All Cases Repentance Was Necessary The Sin-offering Differed with the Rank of the Offerer The Blood to be Sprinkled Symbolism of the Trespass-offering The Peace-offering What Constituted Peace-offerings Meat-offerings Meat-Offerings-- Large Number of Priests Needed Chapter 7 - At Night in the Temple Allusions to the Temple in New Testament Fourth Gospel and Apocalypse Written Before Temple Services Ceased Night in the Temple Change of Priests The Farewell on the Sabbath The Night-watches The Rounds of the Captain Casting Lots for the Services The First Lot Chapter 8 - The Morning and the Evening Sacrifice * Public Prayer Regulations of the Rabbis Liturgical Forms The Lord's Prayer Attitude in Prayer The Two Elements in Prayer Burning the Incense Filling the Laver Preparing the Altar The Second Lot The Slaying of the Lamb The Altar of Incense and the Candlestick Salting the Sacrifice Prayer Before the Third Lot The Lot for Incense Offering the Incense Imagery in the Apocalypse Prayers with the Incense The Blessing The Temple Music The Order of Psalms Chapter 9 - Sabbath in the Temple The Law Not A Burden, But A Gift Later Perversion of the Sabbath The Schools of Shammai and Hillel Scripture Rules for the Sabbath The Shewbread The Table on the Arch of Titus The Vessels of the Table The Shewbread Itself The Mode of Changing The Symbolism of the Shewbread The Courses on the Sabbath The Sabbatical Year The Effect Of It Rabbinical Perversion of the Sabbatical Year Chapter 10 - Festive Cycles and Arrangement of the Calendar The Number Seven The Three Cycles Three Annual Visits to Temple Difficulties of the Calendar The New Moon The Seven Messengers of the New Moon Names of the Hebrew Months The Eras Used By the Jews The Week Months - Festivals 1--Nisan 2--Iyar 3--Sivan 4--Thamus 5--Ab 6--Elul 7--Tishri 8--Marcheshvan or Cheshvan 9--Kislev 10--Tebeth 11--Shebat 12--Adar* Chapter 11 - The Passover The Passover Its Peculiarities Special Nature of the Passover Origin of the Name Institution of the Passover Directions in the Mishnah Scripture Records of the Feast Later Celebrations The Preparations for the Passover The Custom of Modern Days The Three Things Special Preparations Time of its Commencement Choice of the Lamb Slaying of the Lamb The 'Hallel' Completion of the Sacrifice Our Lord's Celebration of the Feast Chapter 12 - The Paschal Feast and the Lord's Supper Jewish Traditions about the Passover The Modern Ceremonies Present Ritual not the Same as the New Testament Times The Roasting of the Lamb Distinct From All Levitical Sacrifices Guests of the Paschal Table The Use of Wine The Mishnah Account The 'Giving Thanks' The First Cup The Herbs The Son's Question The Dishes The Breaking of the Bread The Three Elements of the Feast The Third Cup The Supper in Our Lord's Time Judas Iscariot Our Lord's Agony Chapter 13 - The Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Day of Pentecost The Feast of Unleavened Bread The First Day of the Feast The Day of Our Lord's Betrayal The Arrest of Our Lord The Darkness The Sheaf of Firstfruits 'The Morrow After the Sabbath' The Last Day of the Passover Pentecost The Two Wave-loaves The Wave-loaves Were Leavened The Later Significance of Pentecost Chapter 14 - The Feast of Tabernacles The Feast of Tabernacles The Names of the Feast The Time of the Feast It Followed Close Upon the Day of Atonement The Three Chief Features of the Feast The Booths The Fruit and Palm Branches The Offerings Special Service at the Temple The Music of the Feast The Daily Circuit of the Altar The References in John 7:37 The Man Born Blind The Ceremonies in the Court of the Women Significance of the Illumination The Six Minor Days The Pouring and Lighting Post-Mosaic Chapter 15 - The New Moons:
The Feast of the Seventh New Moon, or of Trumpets, or New Year's Day The New Moons The Determination of the New Moon The Blowing of Trumpets The Sacrifices of the New Moon Necessity for Distinguishing the Temple and Synagogue Use A Prayer of the Third Century, AD The Moon of the Seventh Month The Mishnah on New Year's Day The Talmud on the New Year New Year's Day in Jerusalem The New Year's Blessings The First Day of the Seventh Month Chapter 16 - The Day of Atonement Weakness of the Law The Day of Atonement Its Names The Teaching of Scripture about the Day Numbers 29:7-11 The Duties of the High-priest The Morning Service The Sin-offering Choosing the Scape-goat The Goat Shown to the People The Confession of Sin and the Sacrifice The Mercy-seat The Sprinkling of the Blood The Cleansing Completed The Scape-goat The Goat Sent into the Wilderness The Meaning of the Rite The Teaching of Scripture The Term 'la-Azazel' The Carcasses Burnt 'Outside the City' The High-priest in Golden Garments The Mishnah The Day of Atonement in the Modern Synagogue Chapter 17 - Post-Mosaic Festivals Post-Mosaic Festivals The Feast of Purim Ceremonies of the Feast The Feast of the Dedication of the Temple The Origin of this Festival The Feast of Wood-offering The Wood used in the Festivals Fasts/The Four Great Fasts Other Fasts Chapter 18 - On Purifications The Red Heifer The Offering for the First-born Purification for the Dead The Six Degrees of Defilement Death the Greatest Defilement Levitical Defilement Traceable to Death The Scape-goat, the Red Heifer, and the Living Bird Dipped in Blood These Sacrifices Defiled Those Who Took Part In Them Significance of the Red Heifer The Sacrifice of the Red Heifer Children Used in the Offering Purification of the Leper Examination of the Leper Right Meaning of Leviticus 13:12, 13 The Mishnah The Second Stage Purification from Suspicion of Adultery Regulations as Given in the Mishnah Chapter 19 - On Vows The Nazarite's Vow The Offering of Firstfruits in the Temple Vows Man Can Only Vow His Own Things Carelessness in Later Times The Nazarite Vow The Mishnah Regulations Rabbinical Regulations Offering the Firstfruits The Biccurim and Terumoth Biccurim in the Temple Songs of Ascent The Word 'Firstfruits' in the New Testament Appendix Did The Lord Institute His "Supper" On The Paschal Night? Did The Last Supper Not Take Place On The Paschal Night? What Is The Inference From The Synoptical Gospels?