Volume 17, Issue 2, 2025, pages 163-191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsLETK4413
Published online: 2025-12-01
Published in print: 2025-12-30

Abstract: The Feast of the Acclamations appears in the biblical calendars of Leviticus (23:23-25) and Numbers (29:1-6) and is presented as an important sacred occasion. However, unlike other festivals whose “original” setting can be traced back thanks to other OT calendars, the background of this celebration remains quite elusive. Building on previous works and proposals, this article proposes to understand the celebration as a feast linked to the construction of the second Temple and the reprisal of the sacrificial cult.