What Does the Priestly Source Mean by פרע את הראש?
For most of the last two millennia, interpreters have viewed the enigmatic expression פרע את הראש (Lev 10:6, 13:45, 21:10; Num 5:18) as referring to a loosening, growing, or disheveling of the hair done in times of mourning. This interpretation makes less sense, though, in the context of ancient b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
1996
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The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1996, Volume: 86, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 377-394 |
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| Summary: | For most of the last two millennia, interpreters have viewed the enigmatic expression פרע את הראש (Lev 10:6, 13:45, 21:10; Num 5:18) as referring to a loosening, growing, or disheveling of the hair done in times of mourning. This interpretation makes less sense, though, in the context of ancient biblical mourning practices than it does in the context of later Hellenistic and Jewish ones. If we peel back interpretive overlays based on these later practices and look at the actual comparative-philological and literary evidence, we find that a more likely interpretation suggests itself, namely, 'to shave the head.' |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1454911 |