The story of sacrifice: ritual and narrative in the priestly source
Cover -- Title -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Ritual (Law) and Narrative in Pentateuchal Scholarship -- 1.2 Literary Ritual -- 1.3 Narrativized Ritual and Legal Discourse -- 1.4 Overview of Method and Contents...
| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Ritual (Law) and Narrative in Pentateuchal Scholarship -- 1.2 Literary Ritual -- 1.3 Narrativized Ritual and Legal Discourse -- 1.4 Overview of Method and Contents -- 1.5 Summary of Chapters -- Chapter 2: Moses's Private Audience: The Construction of Space in the Story World (Exod 40-Lev 7) -- 2.1 Some Assembly Required (Exodus 40) -- 2.2 From Exod 40 to Lev 1: A Narratological Perspective -- 2.3 "Yahweh Spoke to Moses": The Introduction of Sacrifice (Lev 1:1b-7:38) -- 2.3.1 The Literary Function and Effect of Lev 1:1b-7:38 -- 2.3.2 The Structures of Sacrificial Instruction -- 2.3.2.1 What is Sacrifice? -- 2.3.2.2 How should a Sacrifice be Offered? -- 2.3.2.3 Who is Responsible for Offering a Sacrifice? -- 2.3.3 The Structuring of Sacred and Ordinary Spheres -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 3: Yahweh's Public Performance: The Creation of a Cult (Lev 8:1-10:7) -- 3.1 Ordination and Sanctification (Lev 8:1-36) -- 3.1.1 Anointing and Consecration -- 3.1.2 Liminality and Ritual Procedure -- 3.2 Inauguration Day (Lev 9:1-24) -- 3.2.1 Ritual Innovation and Tabernacle Purification -- 3.2.1.1 Ritual Procedure in Lev 9 -- 3.2.1.2 Characterization and Knowledge in Narration and Speech -- 3.2.2 The Establishment of the Regular Daily Offering -- 3.2.3 Festive Offerings and the Public Theophany -- 3.3 Ritual Gone Wrong (Lev 10:1-7) -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Inside and Outside: Yahweh's Delineation of Boundaries (Lev 10:8-15:33 -- Num 7:1-8:4) -- 4.1 Inside: "Distinguish the Ordinary from the Sacred" (Lev 10:8-11) -- 4.2 Outside: Sibling Rivalry and Cultic Authority (Lev 10:12-20) -- 4.3 Inside and Outside: Simultaneity and Space (Num 7:1-8:4) -- 4.3.1 Narrative Simultaneity and Inauguration Day. |
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| ISBN: | 3161596374 |