Leviticus As Literature
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Author | : Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 019815092X |
Offering a new and controversial interpretation of Leviticus this book sets out an anthropological perspective on the Jewish purity laws.
Author | : Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 1999-11-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0191518387 |
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, both corresponding 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.
Author | : Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780199244195 |
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, both corresponding 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 modern religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion.
Author | : Rolf Rendtorff |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004126343 |
This collection of essays examines Leviticus in its compositional and literary context, issues of cult and sacrifice in Leviticus, Leviticus on the priesthood, and Leviticus in translation and interpretation. The volume will serve biblical studies well long into the future.
Author | : Professor Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2013-06-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136489274 |
Purity and Danger is acknowledged as a modern masterpiece of anthropology. It is widely cited in non-anthropological works and gave rise to a body of application, rebuttal and development within anthropology. In 1995 the book was included among the Times Literary Supplement's hundred most influential non-fiction works since WWII. Incorporating the philosophy of religion and science and a generally holistic approach to classification, Douglas demonstrates the relevance of anthropological enquiries to an audience outside her immediate academic circle. She offers an approach to understanding rules of purity by examining what is considered unclean in various cultures. She sheds light on the symbolism of what is considered clean and dirty in relation to order in secular and religious, modern and primitive life.
Author | : Calum Carmichael |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2006-12-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801885006 |
Author | : Maurice D. Harris |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2013-08-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1620323672 |
Leviticus has been called irrelevant, primitive, and a backwater of the Bible, even by scholars and people of faith who treasure Scripture. Many find it alienating, or, at minimum, confusing. In Leviticus: You Have No Idea Rabbi Maurice D. Harris offers readers surprising new ways of looking at the Bible's least popular (and least understood) book. Grounded in his progressive religious values and beliefs, Rabbi Harris approaches the various laws, rituals, and stories of Leviticus with an open-minded curiosity about what we can learn today about life, ethics, God, and higher meaning by studying this text. Taking the Bible seriously but not literally, Harris uses a plain-spoken, accessible style to explain confusing elements of Leviticus. He explores topics that matter to many of us in contemporary society, including LGBT equality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism, the impacts of childhood trauma, criminal justice reform, and more. With this book, the author invites us into an ancient text that, read with care, challenges us to be better people and help repair this broken world.
Author | : Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9780191600548 |
Offering a new and controversial interpretation of Leviticus this book sets out an anthropological perspective on the Jewish purity laws.
Author | : L. Michael Morales |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830899863 |
How can creatures made from dust become members of God's household "forever"? In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Michael Morales explores the narrative context, literary structure and theology of Leviticus, following its dramatic movement from the tabernacle to the temple—and from the earthly to the heavenly Mount Zion in the New Testament.
Author | : Mary Douglas |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0300134959 |
Immanuel Kant's views on politics, peace, and history have lost none of their relevance since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant's writings on international relations theory and political philosophy, superbly translated and accompanied by stimulating essays. Pauline Kleingeld provides a lucid introduction to the main themes of the volume, and three essays by distinguished contributors follow: Jeremy Waldron on Kant's theory of the state; Michael W. Doyle on the implications of Kant's political theory for his theory of international relations; and Allen W. Wood on Kant's philosophical approach to history and its current relevance.