Sacrificial Laws of Leviticus and the Joseph Story

This book offers a new assessment of the Joseph story from the perspective of the biblical laws in Leviticus 1-10.

List of contents

1. Genesis and Exodus as Prelude to Leviticus; 2. Joseph as Idolater (Leviticus 1-3); 3. Inadvertent Offenses (Leviticus 4); 4. Sins of Israel's First Family (Lev 5:1-6:7); 5. Offenses at Joseph's Banquet (Leviticus 6:8-7:10); 6. Joseph's Banquet and Wellbeing Offerings (Leviticus 7:11-36); 7. Aaron as a parallel Joseph (Leviticus 8); 8. Impact of the Golden Calf on narratives and laws (Leviticus 9-10); 9. Interpreting Law: Jesus, the Lawyer, and the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).

About the author

Calum Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University, New York. A recipient of Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, as well as Cornell's Distinguished Teaching Award, he has published fifteen books examining how narratives and laws in the bible are related to each other.

Summary

This book offers a new assessment of the Joseph story from the perspective of the biblical laws in Leviticus 1-10. Of interest to professors and students of humanities, religion, law; also religious professionals and laypersons interested in biblical studies.

Product details

• Authors: Calum Carmichael, Calum (Cornell University Carmichael, Calum M. Carmichael, Carmichael Calum
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107189676
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18967-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments