02861nam 2200601Ia 450 991078222940332120230421044145.01-281-81388-597866118138880-567-27511-6(CKB)1000000000550924(EBL)436886(OCoLC)283798806(SSID)ssj0000233038(PQKBManifestationID)12050518(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233038(PQKBWorkID)10219613(PQKB)11242183(MiAaPQ)EBC436886(Au-PeEL)EBL436886(CaPaEBR)ebr10250867(CaONFJC)MIL181388(OCoLC)893334274(EXLCZ)99100000000055092419970116d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReading Leviticus[electronic resource] a conversation with Mary Douglas /edited by John F.A. SawyerSheffield, Eng. Sheffield Academic Pressc19961 online resource (297 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;227"Contains an edited version of the proceedings of a colloquium held on 30 May-1 June 1995 at Lancaster University, originally entitled: Unity, Purity, and the Covenant: Reading Leviticus"--Pref.1-85075-628-7 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Preface; List of Contributors and Participants; Abbreviations; THE LANGUAGE OF LEVITICUS; Part I: QUESTIONS OF TEXT AND COMPOSITION; Part II: PURITY AND HOLINESS; Part III: CONTEXT AND THE HISTORY OF THE TEXT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsUntil recently Leviticus has been read, especially in Christian circles, as part of a 'priestly' work with a predominantly prescriptive and ritualistic agenda. In this volume of papers read at a colloquium held in honour of Mary Douglas at Lancaster University in 1995, experts in the Hebrew Bible, Jewish law, comparative law, classical literature and social anthropology raise challenging questions about the composition, context and purpose of the book. Can it be read as an autonomous literary unit? How significant are its unique ethical insights? Is it law or narrative? Does it reflect actualJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;227.Bible as literatureBible as literature.222.1306222/.1306Sawyer John F. A124879Douglas Mary1921-2007.81710MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782229403321Reading Leviticus3678049UNINA