Leviticus as literature /
This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, M. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1999. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191518386 0191518387 9780199244195 0199244197 9780191600548 0191600547 |