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Illuminating "Leviticus"

A Study of Its Laws and Institutions in the Light of Biblical Narratives

by Cornell University) Calum Carmichael (professor Of Comparative Literature

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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The origin of law in the Hebrew Bible has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Until recently, the historico-critical methodologies of the academy have yielded unsatisfactory conclusions concerning the source of these laws which are woven through biblical narratives. In this original and provocative study, Calum Carmichael - a leading scholar of biblical law and rhetoric - suggests that Hebrew law was inspired by the study of the narratives in Genesis through 2 Kings. Discussing particular laws found in the book of Leviticus - addressing issues such as the Day of Atonement, consumption of meat that still has blood, the Jubilee year, sexual and bodily contamination, and the treatment of slaves - Carmichael links each to a narrative. He contends that biblical laws did not emerge from social imperatives in ancient Israel, but instead from the careful, retrospective study of the nation's history and identity.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Published

    January 2007

  • Edition

    annotated edition

  • Weight

    445g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801885006

  • ISBN-10

    0801885000

  • Eden Code

    1158881

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