Reading Leviticus - Responses to Mary Douglas

Informationen zum Autor Professor John Sawyer was Head of Religious Studies, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and is now Senior Research Fellow, University College of St Martin, Lancaster. Klappentext Until 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 actual Second Temple Period practice? How is it related to the Mishnah? Zusammenfassung Until 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 actual Second Temple Period practice? How is it related to the Mishnah?

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• Authors: Mary Douglas, John F A Sawyer, John F. A. Sawyer
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor), John F. A. Sawyer (Editor), Sawyer John F. A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781850756286
• ISBN: 978-1-85075-628-6
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Journal for the Study of the O; Journal for the Study of the O; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations