Bridging the gap : ritual and ritual texts in the Bible / Gerald A. Klingbeil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klingbeil, Gerald A., 1964-

Contributor:

Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

Series:

Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; 1.

Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rites and ceremonies in the Bible.

Physical Description:

xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2007.

Contents:

Introduction: how it all began

Culture, religion, and ritual: definitions and interaction

Ritual from a social-science perspective: looking over the fence

Ritual and Bible: the genesis of a new discipline

Biblical ritual in history: periods and perspectives

Reading ritual: strategies and trigger points

Structure, order and sequence, space, and time: ritual elements 1

Objects, action, participants, and language: ritual elements 2

"What does it all mean?": dimensions and functions of ritual

"Looking over the fence": ritual and other areas of biblical and theological research

Ritual yesterday, today, and tomorrow, or: some type of a conclusion for a Christian theology

Appendix: ritual texts in the Pentateuch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781575068015

157506801X

OCLC:

77574636