Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the WorldThis wide-ranging investigation of the priestly cultic texts from Exodus 25 onwards explores the coherence and theology of the priestly writing, utilizing insights from anthropology and recent biblical scholarship. Through a carefully worked out set of laws and institutions, the priestly authors sought to order Israel's life before God in a sustainable and satisfying way. This is a valuable contribution to the growing number of studies concerned to understand and recover this neglected part of the Bible. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 CONCEPTS OF HOLINESS AND PURITY | 40 |
Chapter 3 THE HOLINESS SPECTRUM | 56 |
Chapter 4 THE SPATIAL DIMENSION | 89 |
Chapter 5 THE PERSONAL DIMENSION | 115 |
Chapter 6 THE RITUAL DIMENSION | 149 |
Appendix 1 The Priestly Narrative Psubg | 220 |
Appendix 2 Grades of Impurity | 225 |
Appendix 3 The Priestly Calendars Leviticus 23 Numbers 2829 | 227 |
Appendix 4 The Sacrificial Calendar Numbers 2829 | 228 |
Appendix 5 The Calendar and the Festivals | 230 |
Bibliography | 232 |
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Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World Philip Peter Jenson Limited preview - 1992 |
Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World Philip Peter Jenson Limited preview - 1992 |
Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World Philip Peter Jenson No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
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