Ritual and metaphor : sacrifice in the Bible / [edited by] Christian A. Eberhart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eberhart, Christian.

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 68.

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Resources for biblical study / Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Sacrifice in the Bible--Congresses.

Sacrifice in the Bible.

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism--Congresses.

Christian literature, Early.

Sacrifice in the Bible--History and criticism--Congresses.

Christian literature, Early--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 175 p. )

Other Title:

Ritual and Metaphor

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. The rhetoric of sacrifice / James W. Watts. Sacrifice? Holy smokes! : reflections on cult terminology for understanding sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible / Christian A. Eberhart. The place of human sacrifice in the Israelite cult / Jason Tatlock. The role of sacrifical language in prophetic rhetoric / Göran Eidevall

Sacrifice in early Christian literature. Yom Kippuring Passover : recombinant sacrifice in early Christianity / Jeffrey S. Siker. Spiritualization of sacrifice in Paul and Hebrews / Stephen Finlan. Who is sacrificing? : assessing the early Christian reticence to transfer the idea of the priesthood to the community / Timothy Wardle. Spreading the sweet scent of the gospel as the cult of the wise : on the backdrop of the olfactory metaphor in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 / Dominika A. Kurek-Chomycz. Sacrifice, social discourse, and power / George Heyman.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781589836013

1589836014

Publisher Number:

2027/heb31351 hdl