The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible :
Janzen, David, 1968-
The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings / David Janzen. - 1 online resource (312 pages) - Beihefte zur zeitschrift f�ur die alttestamentliche wissenschaft ; Bd. 344 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift f�ur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 344. .
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.
9783110904819 (e-book)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.
Electronic books.
BS1199.S2 / J36 2004
296.4/92
The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings / David Janzen. - 1 online resource (312 pages) - Beihefte zur zeitschrift f�ur die alttestamentliche wissenschaft ; Bd. 344 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift f�ur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 344. .
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.
9783110904819 (e-book)
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.
Electronic books.
BS1199.S2 / J36 2004
296.4/92