The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings /
Janzen, David, 1968-
The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings / David Janzen. - 1 online resource (312 pages) - Beihefte zur zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche wissenschaft ; Bd. 344 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 344. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The rhetorics of ritual -- Ritual and ritualized morality -- Theology, worldview, and ideology -- The study of sacrifice in biblical studies -- Sacrifice in the priestly writing -- Sacrifice and the king in the Deuteronomistic history -- Perfect slaughter : sacrifice as warning and promise in the Deuteronomistic history -- Sacrifice as cultic expression of the law : social and geographic separation in Ezra-Nehemiah -- Rest, peace, and quiet : sacrifice in Chronicles -- Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the people.
This work uses anthropological theory and field studies to investigate the social function and meaning of sacrifice. All rituals, including sacrifice, communicate social beliefs and morality, but these cannot be determined outside of a study of the social context. Thus, there is no single explanation for sacrifice - such as those advanced by René Girard or Walter Burkert or late-19th and early-20th century scholars. The book then examines four different writings in the Hebrew Bible - the Priestly Writing, the Deuteronomistic History, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles - to demonstrate how different social origins result in different social meanings of sacrifice.
9783110904819 3110904810
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible--A.T.--Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament
Altes Testament / Geschichtsbücher.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.
Sacrifice--Enseignement biblique.
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching
Opferritus
Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese
Oude Testament.
Offer.
Cultus.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1199.S2 / J36 2004eb
296.4/92
The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible : a study of four writings / David Janzen. - 1 online resource (312 pages) - Beihefte zur zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche wissenschaft ; Bd. 344 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 344. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The rhetorics of ritual -- Ritual and ritualized morality -- Theology, worldview, and ideology -- The study of sacrifice in biblical studies -- Sacrifice in the priestly writing -- Sacrifice and the king in the Deuteronomistic history -- Perfect slaughter : sacrifice as warning and promise in the Deuteronomistic history -- Sacrifice as cultic expression of the law : social and geographic separation in Ezra-Nehemiah -- Rest, peace, and quiet : sacrifice in Chronicles -- Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the people.
This work uses anthropological theory and field studies to investigate the social function and meaning of sacrifice. All rituals, including sacrifice, communicate social beliefs and morality, but these cannot be determined outside of a study of the social context. Thus, there is no single explanation for sacrifice - such as those advanced by René Girard or Walter Burkert or late-19th and early-20th century scholars. The book then examines four different writings in the Hebrew Bible - the Priestly Writing, the Deuteronomistic History, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles - to demonstrate how different social origins result in different social meanings of sacrifice.
9783110904819 3110904810
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible--A.T.--Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament
Altes Testament / Geschichtsbücher.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.
Sacrifice--Enseignement biblique.
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Sacrifice--Biblical teaching
Opferritus
Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese
Oude Testament.
Offer.
Cultus.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1199.S2 / J36 2004eb
296.4/92