Perspectives on Purity and Purification in the Bible

Jeffrey Stackert editor Dr Baruch J Schwartz editor Naphtali S Meshel editor Professor David P Wright editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Aug '08

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A collection of essays on purification and atonement in the Hebrew Bible that provides new insights into the discussion of these ideas by looking at the values of sociological and anthropological approaches to the topics.

A collection of essays on purification and atonement in the "Hebrew Bible" that provides insights into the discussion of these ideas by looking at the values of sociological and anthropological approaches to the topics. It also examines multivalence and polyvalence in ritual and asks to what extent it is possible to speak of the meaning of ritual.This book is acollection of essays on purificaton and atonement in the Hebrew Bible that provides new insights into the discussion of these ideas by looking at the values of sociological and anthropological approaches to the topics. The collection also examines multivalence and polyvalence in ritual and asks to what extent it is possible to speak of the function or meaning of ritual, even within the highly systematic priestly texts.

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009
Mention in Hebrew Studies 50 (2009)
Reviewed in Religious Studies Review, Vol. 36, No. 2, June 2010 (UK)

ISBN: 9780567028327

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 370g

128 pages