Leviticus as Literature Paperback / softback
by Mary (formerly Professor of Anthropology, formerly Professor of Anthropology, University Co Douglas
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This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world-renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece.
Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, which in turn corresponds to the parts of Mount Sinai.
This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws.
The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures.
Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, small amount of figures and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:08/03/2001
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- ISBN:9780199244195
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, small amount of figures and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:08/03/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199244195