LEADER 04339oam 22007214a 450 001 9910457101003321 005 20211004152650.0 010 $a1-57506-558-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575065588 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039269 035 $a(OCoLC)747412045 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10483389 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000645353 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12179418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645353 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10684036 035 $a(PQKB)11237013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3155541 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3155541 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10483389 035 $a(OCoLC)922991626 035 $a(DE-B1597)584162 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575065588 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80918 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039269 100 $a20050407d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCult and Character$ePurification Offerings, Day of Atonement, and Theodicy /$fRoy E. Gane 210 1$aWinona Lake, Ind. :$cEisenbrauns,$d2005. 210 4$dİ2005. 215 $a1 online resource (418 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-57506-101-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe locus of ritual meaning -- The system of tajf rituals -- Outer-altar purification offerings -- Outer-sanctum purification offerings -- Purification-offering flesh : prebend or expiation -- Purification offering : purgation of sanctuary or offerer? -- Pollution of the sanctuary : aerial or only by direct contact? -- Blood or ash water : detergent, metaphorical carrier agent, or means of passage? -- The scope of expiability -- Inner-sanctum purification offerings -- The purification ritual of Azazel's goat -- Two major phases of ritual -- Trajectories of evils -- Divine justice and the cost of kindness -- Divine presence and theodicy -- Loyalty and royalty in Hebrew narrative -- Yearly accountability in Mesopotamian cult. 330 $aThrough the swirling smoke of Aaron?s incense, and of scholarly theories, the present volume steps toward the meaning enacted on ?the Day of Purgation,? commonly known as Yom Kippur or ?the Day of Atonement.? By treating moral evil both as relational/legal breach and as pollution, the Israelite system of ?purification offerings? = so-called ?sin offerings? addresses both the standing and state of YHWH?s people. This system shows the way not only to freedom from condemnation but also to healing of character, which is defined in terms of loyalty to YHWH. Freedom and healing come together on the Day of Purgation, when purification rituals benefit those who show themselves loyal to YHWH by affirming the freedom from condemnation that they have previously received. The effects of purification rituals on YHWH?s sanctuary and community profile harmony between justice and kindness in the character of YHWH as he deals with imperfect people of various kinds of character by pardoning and clearing the loyal but condemning the disloyal. Thus, Gane ultimately affirms Milgrom?s seminal insight that theodicy is foundational to the Israelite expiatory system. Gane?s conclusions are derived from exegetical study of Hebrew ritual texts, informed by controls to ritual analysis developed in the course of prior research through critical examination of existing ritual theories and by adapting a systems theory approach to human activity systems. 606 $aYom Kippur$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01182938 606 $aTheodicy$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01149507 606 $aPurity, Ritual$xJudaism$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01084389 606 $aTheodicy 606 $aYom Kippur 606 $aPurity, Ritual$xJudaism 608 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aYom Kippur. 615 0$aTheodicy. 615 0$aPurity, Ritual$xJudaism. 615 0$aTheodicy. 615 0$aYom Kippur. 615 0$aPurity, Ritual$xJudaism. 676 $a296.4/9 700 $aGane$b Roy$f1955-$01049316 712 02$aebrary, Inc. 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457101003321 996 $aCult and character$92478212 997 $aUNINA