Blood ritual in the Hebrew Bible : meaning and power /

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Author / Creator:Gilders, William K., 1967-
Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Description:x, 260 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5529338
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ISBN:0801879930 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-247) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Identification of Blood with "Life": A Conceptual Foundation?
  • 2. Cultic Blood Manipulation: An Entry to the Textual Corpus
  • 3. The Blood of the Burnt Offering
  • 4. Blood Manipulation in the Sacrifice of Well-Being, the Ordination Offering, and the Reparation Offering
  • 5. The Hatta't Blood Manipulations in P
  • 6. Blood Manipulation in Ezekiel and 2 Chronicles
  • 7. Leviticus 17:11 and the Power of Blood
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical Citations
  • General Index