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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feder, Yitzhaq (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2011.
Colección:Writings from the ancient world supplement series ; no. 2.
Temas:
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.