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Rites of Passage
Ryan WhiteSlide2
Resources
The Rites of Passage by Arnold Van GennepAncient Israel by Roland De Vaux
The Threshold Covenant by Henry Clay TrumbullThe Bible by GodWhat is Liminality? http://www.liminality.org/about/whatisliminalityBetwixt and Between: The Liminal Period by Victor Turner (http://www2.fiu.edu/~ereserve/010010095-1.pdf)The Ritual Process by Victor Turner (Excerpts: http://faculty.dwc.edu/wellman/Turner.htm)Enthronement of Yahweh by Jeremy J. Stewart What Do Shaving Rites Accomplish and What Do They Signal in Biblical Ritual Contexts?
by Saul OlyanThe Leper in Leviticus by Jeff SchulmanCircumcision as a Rite of Covenant by Erich IsaacGraded Holiness
by Phillip Peter JensonSlide3
What are the 'Rites of Passage'?
They are a process that occurs during times of significant change, because there is such a big difference between the two states or
areas, there is a need for rites to be performed in order to ensure proper transition.Slide4Slide5
When were the Rites of Passage performed?
Childbirth
Social PubertyAdoption
Betrothal
Marriage
Death
Occupation
Specialization
Religious
Conversion
Transition
to a New
Country
Change in
Social Status
Change in SeasonSlide6
Rites of
Passage
Old Man
New Man
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Isolation from normal society
Training period
Trials and test
“set apart”
Typically 7 days (but not always)
State of ambiguity
Separation from the old
Death & rebirth (symbolic)
Purification from old self
Leaving the old ways
Integration into the new
Sacrifice often involved
Consecration into new renewal
New name givenSlide7
“In buildings, only the main door was the site of entrance/exit rites, perhaps because it was consecrated by a special rite or because it faces a favorable direction”Slide8
Rites of
Passage
ANE MarriageUnmarried(Child)
Married
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Learning to live as a wife
Mourning for parents (
Deut
21)
Preparation for wedding day
Separation from the old
Betrothal – Anointing head with oil
Shaving bride’s head
Living with groom’s family
Veil on wedding day
Integration into the new
Wedding ceremony & feast
Carrying over the threshold
Consummation of marriage with sign of bloodSlide9
Boot CampSlide10
Rites of
Passage
AbramThe Pagan
Abraham
The Hebrew
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Walking to
Cana’an
Trial’s and tribulations in the land
Egypt
Lot
Hagar
Binding of Isaac
Separation from the old
Leaving Mesopotamia
Leaving idolatry
Falling into a deep slumber
Integration into the new
Circumcision
Covenant of the pieces
Renaming ‘Abraham’
Redemption of Isaac (new life)Slide11
Passover
Israelite
Slaves
Vassal kings
To
yhvh
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Passage to Mt Sinai
Trials/testing en route
Preparation for meeting YHVH
Separation from the old
Lamb’s blood on doorpost
Restriction & removal of leaven
Trial by Ordeal/Purification in the Red Sea
Integration into the new
Circumcision
10 Commandments – Suzerainty treaty
Boundaries on the mountain
Covenant meal with leadership
Sprinkling of blood in
Exod
24Slide12
The Exodus
Israelite
Slaves
Vassal kings
To
yhvh
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Learning Torah
Trials and Tribulation for 40 years
Minimal historical accounts
Ambiguity – not yet received inheritance
Separation from the old
Passover
Crossing through the Red Sea
Receiving Torah/Shunning idolatry
Integration into the new
Covenant renewal at Mt
Gerazim
and Mt
Ebal
Crossing the Jordan
(re) circumcisionSlide13
Priesthood
(
Exod 29, Lev 8-9)Levites (sons of Aaron)
Priests
unto
yhvh
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
7 day training period
Priests, but not yet able to officiate
Separation from the old
Wash with water
Anoint with oil
Removal of old clothing
Integration into the new
Altar purification
Purification of priests with blood
Consecration of the altar
Index to altar
Official garments signifying officeSlide14
Purification
Lev 14
“Leprosy” defilement
Restored
Covenant
Israelite
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Live inside the camp, but outside the tent
Preparation for integration into normal Israelite society
Separation from the old
Cleansed of disease (corpse defilement)
“Scape-bird” ritual of cleansing
Shave, bath, wash clothes (repeat on day 7)
Integration into the new
Purification with blood and oil upon right side appendages
Re-index with altar
Anointed with oilSlide15Slide16
The Tabernacle
Clean Physical World
CourtyardSpiritual WorldHoly of Holies
Liminal Zone
Altar
Holy Place
Unclean
World
Cf. Mt. Sinai
Importance of boundary maintenanceSlide17
Rites of Passage – The
Zebach Shelamim
The Legal Means to Approach YHVH
Slaughter
of the animal
Animal fully eaten
Common
Common
Elevated Holiness
Communion with God
pg 22, Sacrifice: its nature and functionsSlide18
Rites of Passage – The Calendar
Rites of Separation
Rites of Integration
Old Season/Month
New Season/Month
Liminal Period
Elevated HolinessSlide19
Rites of Passage –
Mourning for the Dead
Corpse Defilement
Enter a state of mourning
Cleansed by waters of
chatta’at
(Red Heifer)
Common
Common
State of Ritual DefilementSlide20
Other Examples
Numbers 31:12-24 -> Purification after battleThe Nazarite vowBondservant: Exodus 21:2-6The "
abbuttu lock," the marker of the slave in some Mesopotamian contexts, is imposed by means of shaving when the slave is separated for slavery; cutting the abbuttu lock frees the slave (Laws of Hammurabi, Eshnunna)ParturientPesach for a ger who wants to become native bornDeuteronomy 22 -> War brideCoronation of kingsDavid’s ascent to the throne2 Sam 12 -> David weeping for his son for 7 days. => Don’t mar your beardSlide21
Importance of Rites of Passage
“The Rites of Passage satisfy psychological needs of the individual undergoing a life crisis, as well as the needs of the community for creating and maintaining throughout its generations an agreed set of values and ways of life”
"It is dangerous to cross boundaries, since the transgression of a norm can provoke a reaction from whomever or whatever is associated with the preservation of the order, whether demons, God, nature, or society. You must have permission to cross boundaries and also to perform the proper protocol to cross the boundaries.”Slide22Slide23
Legal Passage of Yeshua
Yeshua,
Son of Joseph
Yeshua,
Son of God:
Messiah
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Preparation for incorporation
Led by Spirit (i.e. the Tutor) into the wilderness for 40 days
Trials/testing by
hasatan
Yeshua overcame the test that Adam failed.
Separation from the old
Mikveh
in the Jordan river
Legal Adoption by YHVH through adoption language from heaven
Integration into the new
John the Baptist dies before Yeshua starts his ministry
Anointed with oil (Mark 14)Slide24
Legal Conversion
Gentile
Pagan
Israelite
citizen
Rites of
Separation
Rites of
Transition
Rites of
Incorporation
Weekly Torah study – Acts 15:21
John 16:7, 13,
Heb
5:12, Gal 3:21-28
Trials of life, learning Holiness, preparation to be the Bride
Yeshua is the Door (liminal)
Legal adoption –
Mikveh
and confession of faith in Yeshua
Separation from idolatry – Acts 15:3, 19-21
Rom 6,
Eph
4:21, Col 3
Separation from society – John 15:19
Physical circumcision – partake in Passover
Position/role in community
At Yeshua’s return:
Renewed covenant, marriage supper
Circumcision of heart
New names, new garmentsSlide25
More from Paul
Romans 6:11-16
Galatians 4:1-6Ephesians 4:30
1 Corinthians 9:19-23Slide26
What is the Purpose of the Millennial Kingdom?Slide27
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