Banned Birds the Birds of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14

The dietary prohibitions in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 represent one of the most detailed textual overlaps in the Pentateuch between the Priestly material and Deuteronomy. This is especially the case for the birds: their identities are shrouded in mystery and the reasons for their prohibition d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Altmann, Peter, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck 2019
[2019]
Edición:1. Aufl
Colección:Archaeology and Bible
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Sumario:The dietary prohibitions in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 represent one of the most detailed textual overlaps in the Pentateuch between the Priestly material and Deuteronomy. This is especially the case for the birds: their identities are shrouded in mystery and the reasons for their prohibition debated. Peter Altmann attempts to break this impasse by setting these flyers within the broader context of birds and flying creatures in the Ancient Near East. His investigation considers the zooarcheological data on birds in the ancient Levant, iconographic and textual material on mundane and mythic flyers from Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as studying the symbolic functions of birds within the texts of the Hebrew Bible itself.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations (black and white); digital file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783161581649
Acceso:Open access