02390nam 22005654a 450 991081764650332120240416173615.00-8018-8963-4(CKB)1000000000482193(OCoLC)213306072(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188516(SSID)ssj0000176375(PQKBManifestationID)11165355(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176375(PQKBWorkID)10205883(PQKB)10688064(MiAaPQ)EBC3318315(MdBmJHUP)muse2585(Au-PeEL)EBL3318315(CaPaEBR)ebr10188516(OCoLC)923193422(EXLCZ)99100000000048219320060321d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIlluminating Leviticus a study of its laws and institutions in the light of biblical narratives /Calum Carmichael1st ed.Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press20061 online resource (225 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-8500-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Introduction : the nature of biblical law -- Looking at Leviticus : Leviticus 10-14 -- Genital impurity in the lineages of David and Jonathan : Leviticus 15 -- The Day of Atonement : Leviticus 16 -- The slaughter of animals : Leviticus 17:2-9 -- The blood taboo : Leviticus 17:10-16 -- Mourning and marriage rules for priests : Leviticus 21 -- Life and lies of David : Leviticus 22 and 23 -- Blasphemies : Leviticus 24 -- The Year of Jubilee : Leviticus 25 -- Three laws on the release of slaves : Exodus 21:2-11, Deuteronomy 15:12-18, and Leviticus 25:39-46.He contends that biblical laws did not emerge from social imperatives in ancient Israel, but instead from the careful, retrospective study of the nation's history and identity.Jewish lawNarration in the BibleJewish law.Narration in the Bible.222/.1306Carmichael Calum M289727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817646503321Illuminating Leviticus3970742UNINA