@article{Jones_2015, title={ Seeking the Divine, Divining the Seekers: The Status of Outsiders Who Seek Yahweh in Ezra 6:21}, volume={15}, url={https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29345}, DOI={10.5508/jhs.2015.v15.a5}, abstractNote={<p>This article argues, <em>pace</em> Thiessen, that the boundaries of restored Israel in Ezra 1–6 are porous: the texts that establish the community's exclusivism do so only provisionally, in place of a working temple cult. This is shown especially in Ezra 2:61–63, where priests who cannot find written proof of their ancestry must wait for Urim and Thummim. Thus, during the Passover in Ezra 6:19–21, the cult (rather than written documents) ultimately establishes boundaries, permitting the inclusion of outsiders.</p>}, journal={The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures}, author={Jones, Christopher M.}, year={2015}, month={Jan.} }