Keywords
Tamid, Zacharias, second temple, Holy Room
Abstract
This essay follows Zacharias’ biography from entering the priesthood till the day the angel Gabriel appeared to him in Herod’s temple. After recounting the procedures to become a priest, Brown focuses on the day when Zacharias prepared to bring one of the two central standing offerings. He points out that likely, a priest would only have a once in a lifetime chance to partake in the core of this ceremony, entering the Holy Room and burning incense on the Inner Altar. Brown paints a very visual picture of this day, immersing us in the ritual of the time, a ritual that became even more significant for Zacharias by seeing an angel in the temple, something that has not happened before nor after in the Second Temple.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Lisle G.
(2021)
"Tamid: Zacharias and the Second Temple,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 48, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol48/iss1/10
