Ofiary pokarmowe w świetle wybranych fragmentów Miszny
Food Offerings in the Light of Selected Fragments of the Mishnah

Summary/Abstract: The Mishnah, forming the essence of Rabbinic Judaism, transmitted orally from the3rd century BCE and written down at the end of the 2nd century CE, describes the sacrificialworship in the Jerusalem T emple before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE. The Mishnah’saccount clarifies and elaborates on biblical rituals related to offerings, with a prominent focuson both blood sacrifices (zevachim) and non-blood sacrifices, namely grain offerings (menachot).The Mishnah dedicates two separate tractates to this subject: Zevachim (Blood Sacrifices)and Menachot (Grain Offerings). The former has been discussed in an article by the same authortitled Blood Sacrifices in Light of Selected Passages from the Mishnah (StGd 53, 2023, 75-96).The purpose of this article is to introduce Polish readers to the issues surrounding non-bloodsacrifices, which involved the offering of agricultural products in the Jerusalem T emple, such as grain, flour, oil, incense, wine, and first fruits. The article highlights the main aspects of thesacrificial worship, the rituals and regulations governing it, as well as the challenges facedin antiquity by the T annaim, the authors of the Mishnah.

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