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Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation / Mary Douglas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Pentateuch--Authorship.
- Bible.
- Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Christianity.
- Israel, Ancient--Politics and government.
- Israel, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the 12 tribes of Israel seven times.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; Preface; I. THE LEGACY OF JACOB'S SONS; 1. Counting Jacob's Twelve Sons; 2. Jacob Weeping for Joseph; II. WHO IS 'ALL ISRAEL'?; 3. Ezra Redefines All Israel to Judah; 4. Balaam Delivers God's Blessings on All Israel; III. BEFORE AND AFTER EXILE: THE GAP IN LEARNING; 5. Problems in Reading the Priestly Books; 6. The Body/House Cosmogram; IV. MAGIC AND MONOTHEISM; 7. Uncleanness and Taboo Draw the Lines of the World; 8. One God, No Ancestors, in a World Renewed; Index of Bible References; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X
- YZ
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-153272-X
- 1-281-19072-1
- 1-4356-2138-7
- 0-19-926523-2
- 9786611190729
- OCLC:
- 666910764
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