The Purpose of Purification in Leviticus 16: A Proposition Pertaining to Priestly Prepositions

Abstract The general function of the ritual described in Leviticus 16 is well known: it removes the impurities and the sins – unintentional and intentional – of the Israelites. A number of factors, however, contribute to obscure both some of the details about how the ritual operates and how it is co...

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Auteur principal: Baden, Joel S. 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2021
Dans: Vetus Testamentum
Année: 2021, Volume: 71, Numéro: 1, Pages: 19-26
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Bibel. Levitikus 16 / Yom Kippour / Rituel / Écriture / Théologie / Prêtre / Préposition / Pureté rituelle / Péché
Classifications IxTheo:HB Ancien Testament
HD Judaïsme ancien
Sujets non-standardisés:B Prepositions
B Yom Kippur
B Leviticus
B priestly writings
B priestly theology
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Résumé:Abstract The general function of the ritual described in Leviticus 16 is well known: it removes the impurities and the sins – unintentional and intentional – of the Israelites. A number of factors, however, contribute to obscure both some of the details about how the ritual operates and how it is conceived within the broader priestly ideology. This paper will attempt to clarify some issues relating to this text, with particular attention to the use of prepositions therein.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contient:Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341437