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Jacob's Tears
The Priestly Work of Reconciliation
«a brilliant synthesis of literary, historical and anthropological perspectives in understanding the priestly contribution ... a stimulating hypothesis and an insightful engagement with the particular emphases of the priestly work.»
Bernon Lee, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Asking why the "Book of Numbers" lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times, this anthropological reading of the Bible argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies. Les mer
Asking why the "Book of Numbers" lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times, this anthropological reading of the Bible argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199265237
- Utgivelsesår
- 2004
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
Om forfatteren
Mary Douglas is Emerita Professor of Anthropology at University College London
Anmeldelser
«a brilliant synthesis of literary, historical and anthropological perspectives in understanding the priestly contribution ... a stimulating hypothesis and an insightful engagement with the particular emphases of the priestly work.»
Bernon Lee, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
«Mary Douglas...is the most celebrated British Anthropologist in the past half-century, and Jacob's Tears demonstrates why she remains so.»
Christopher Howse, The Tablet
«a brilliant and compelling thesis...this is an excellent and thought provoking book.»
Evangelical Quarterly
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