Blood expiation in Hittite and biblical ritual : origins, context, and meaning /
This pioneering study examines the use of blood to purge the effects of sin and impurity in Hittite and biblical ritual. The idea that blood atones for sins holds a prominent place in both Jewish and Christian traditions. The author traces this notion back to its earliest documentation in the fourte...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Atlanta :
Society of Biblical Literature,
©2011.
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Colección: | Writings from the ancient world supplement series ;
no. 2. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1 ; 1: The Hurro-Hittite zurki Rite
- 2: The Biblical Sin Offering
- 3: The Question of a Historical Connection
- Part 2 ; 4: Rituals, Signs, and Meaning: Theoretical Foundations
- 5: The Blood of the Sin Offering: Origins, Context, and Meaning
- 6: The zurki Rite: Origins, Context, and Meaning
- 7: Tracking the Blood Rite Tradition: Origins, Translation, and Transformation
- Conclusion.