Incense offering in rabbinic literature information
Rabbinic views on the incense formula used in Jewish ritual
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The incense offering (Hebrew: קְטֹרֶת, romanized: ketoret), a blend of aromatic substances that exhale perfume during combustion, usually consisting of spices and gums burnt as an act of worship, occupied a prominent position in the sacrificial legislation of the ancient Hebrews.[1]
The correct blend of sweet spices and of aromatic condiments used in making the incense offering was a carefully guarded secret at the time of its offering, fully known only by the compounders of the incense offering so as to prevent its replication in the worship of foreign gods. The priests of the House of Avtinas who were charged with preparing the incense during the Second Temple period kept the technique and exact proportions secret, for which they were censured by the rabbis.[2]
Today, what is known of the incense offering has been carefully gleaned from Jewish oral traditions, albeit, various conflicting opinions in Jewish classical writings have also filtered down as to its proper make-up. Modern scientific research conducted in the last century has shed considerable light on these findings.
^The Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. VI, Funk and Wagnalls Company: New York 1904, p. 568
^Mishnah, Yoma 3:11
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