Capital punishment in the Pentateuch: why the Bible prescribes ritual killing

Through the application of mimetic theory Skidmore examines the social impact of capital punishment upon the community, and explores the cathartic nature of this practice within key Pentateuchal texts. Skidmore shows how Mimetic theorists such as Girard advance a view that a community ravaged by ven...

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Main Author: Skidmore, Simon (Author)
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Published: London International Clark 2022
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Skidmore, Simon, Capital punishment in the Pentateuch : why the Bible prescribes ritual killing] (2023) (Hopf, Matthias Rüdiger)
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505 8 0 |a Acknowledgements -Introduction --1. Imago Dei and Human Immolation --2. Method --3. The Blasphemer of Leviticus 24:10-23 --4. The Sabbath-gatherer of Numbers 15:32-36 --5. Homicide in the Pentateuch --6. The Management of Mimetic Rivalry in Leviticus 18 and 20 --7. Sexual Offences and Mimetic Rivalry in Deuteronomy 22:13-29 --8. The Rebellious Son of Deuteronomy 21:18-21 --9. Conclusion -Bibliography --Index 
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