The notion that the high priest would tie a rope around his ankle before entering the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) so that his body could be pulled out should he be struck down is not found in any ancient source, including the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Josephus, the Apocrypha, the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud, or the Jerusalem Talmud.
Friday, April 8, 2011
That Rope around the High Priest’s Ankle
Interesting: BiblePlaces Blog: That Rope around the High Priest’s Ankle:
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