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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821767203321

Autore

Kiuchi N

Titolo

The purification offering in the priestly literature : its meaning and function / / N. Kiuchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : JSOT, c1987

ISBN

1-281-84213-3

9786611842130

0-567-52505-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 56

Disciplina

222.1306

Soggetti

Bible and literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE HATTAT OFFERING IN LEV 4.1-5.13; Chapter 2 THE HATTAT OFFERING IN OTHER SOURCES; Chapter 3 LEVITICUS 10 AND LEVITICUS 16; Chapter 4 THE KIPPER PROBLEM; Chapter 5 SOME COMPONENTS OF THE HATTAT RITUAL; Chapter 6 THE HATTAT OFFERING IN LEV 16; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this incisive study is to clarify the symbolism of the so-called 'sin' (hatta't) offering, better understood as a purification offering. A major concern of the work is to explain the variety of the atonement ceremonies in Leviticus in which the 'purification offering' appears. This variety has hitherto been explained as the result of tradition-historical development (Janowski), or in terms of degrees of uncleanness (Milgrom). Dr Kiuchi presents a new way of looking at the evidence for the offering with special reference to the two incidents in Leviticus 10.