In the Wilderness - Mary Douglas

In the Wilderness

The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers

The author argues that far from being "the junk room of the Bible", the Book of Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring, with each corresponding to its pair on the other side. Les mer
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The author argues that far from being "the junk room of the Bible", the Book of Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring, with each corresponding to its pair on the other side. Neither heavy, nor obscure, it can be read like a detective story.
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Forlag: Oxford University Press
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9780199245413
Format: 22 x 14 cm
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«Review from previous edition There are many illuminating remarks and informative discussions scattered through its pages.»

J. W. Rogerson, Times Literary Supplement, 1994
Mary Douglas is also the author of Leviticus as Literature (1999), to be revissued in paperback in January 2001.