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The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings / David Janzen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 344.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, c2004.Description: xii, 300 p. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 3110181584 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.4/92 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.S2 J36 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- The rhetorics of ritual -- Ritual and ritualized morality -- Theology, worldview, and ideology -- The study of sacrifice in biblical studies -- Sacrifice in the priestly writing -- Sacrifice and the king in the Deuteronomistic history -- Perfect slaughter : sacrifice as warning and promise in the Deuteronomistic history -- Sacrifice as cultic expression of the law : social and geographic separation in Ezra-Nehemiah -- Rest, peace, and quiet : sacrifice in Chronicles -- Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the people.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BS 1199 .S2 J36 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA25482 Available AUA25482

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The rhetorics of ritual -- Ritual and ritualized morality -- Theology, worldview, and ideology -- The study of sacrifice in biblical studies -- Sacrifice in the priestly writing -- Sacrifice and the king in the Deuteronomistic history -- Perfect slaughter : sacrifice as warning and promise in the Deuteronomistic history -- Sacrifice as cultic expression of the law : social and geographic separation in Ezra-Nehemiah -- Rest, peace, and quiet : sacrifice in Chronicles -- Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the people.