The Anointing of Aaron: a Study of Leviticus 8:12 in Its Ot and Ane Context1

'The present article is a revision of one originally published as 'La uncibn de Aarbn. Un estudio de Lev 8:12 en su context0 veterotestamentario y antiguo cercano-oriental,' Theologtka 11/1(1996): 64-83. (Theologzka is a biennial theological journal of Universidad Peruana Unibn, Lima, Peru.) The study is partly based on research undertaken for the author's D.Litt. thesis at the University of Stellenbosch. See G. A. Klingbeil, "Ordination andRitual: On the Symbolism of Time, Space, and Actions in Leviticus 8," (D.Litt. diss. University of Stellenbosch, 1995). A revised version of the dissertation has been published in 1998 by Edwin Mellen Press under the title A Comparative Study of the Ritual of Ordination as Found in Leviticus 8 and Emar 369. The financial assistance of the South African Center for Science Development toward this research is hereby acknowledged. Furthermore, the author would like to thank the University of Stellenbosch for awardmg him the Stellenbosch 2000 bursary, which constituted a substantial help in the financing of the doctoral studies.