People and land in the holiness code
an exegetical study of the ideational framework of the law in Leviticus 17-26
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Word Count
55,250 words, Guess
Page Count
221 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1002558M
- ISBN-109004105573
- OCLC Control Number503148344
- OCLC Control Number35559136
- Internet Archivepeoplelandinholi0067joos
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number96041882
- LibraryThing6513125
- Goodreads3987461
Classifications
- DDC222/.1306
- LCCBS1255.2 .J66 1996
- LCCBS1255.2.J66 1996
and 2 more
- LCCBS410 .V452 vol. 67
- LCCBS1255.2 .V452 vol. 67
Description
This work proposes a reconstruction of the thought world underlying the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17-26). It focuses on the notions of people and land, which are central to the way the law is presented in this corpus. Important themes treated include the sons of Israel, the resident alien, the call to holiness, the camp in the desert and the land as the property of the Lord. The conceptual universe of the Holiness Code is entirely dominated by the notion of the presence of the Lord in his sanctuary, in the midst of his people. It is this presence which requires the Israelites to observe holiness and confers upon the land its particular status. The priestly conception of the relationship between God, people and land finds interesting parallels in the ideology of holy places evidenced in writings from the Ancient Near East.
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Series Statement
- Supplements to Vetus Testamentum,
- v. 67
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