Ritual and rhetoric in Leviticus from sacrifice to scripture

Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus uses rhetorical analysis to expose the motives behind the writing of the central book of the Torah/Pentateuch and its persuasive function in ancient Judaism. The answer to the question, 'who was trying to persuade whom of what by writing these texts?' prove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Watts, James W. 1960- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2007.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38398667*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : ritual text and ritual interpretation
  • The rhetoric of ritual instruction
  • The rhetoric of burnt offerings
  • The rhetoric of sin, guilt, and ritual offerings
  • The rhetoric of ritual narrative
  • The rhetoric of atonement
  • The rhetoric priesthood
  • The rhetoric of sacrifice
  • The rhetoric of Scripture.