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Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation /

Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the 12 tribes of Israel seven times.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Counting and recounting Jacob's twelve sons
  • Jacob weeping for Joseph
  • Ezra reduces all Israel to Judah
  • Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel
  • Problems in reading the priestly books
  • The bodyhouse cosmogram
  • Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world
  • One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.