In the Wilderness. The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers. - DOUGLAS, M.,
the doctrine of defilement in the book of Numbers
KORTE INHOUD
In the Wilderness is a classic work on the anthropology of the Book of Numbers. Up to now Bible scholars have tended to dismiss Numbers - Wellhausen called it the junk room of the Bible, and most contemporary commentaries feel called upon to say something about its apparent lack of coherence. In this book Mary Douglas argues that Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring, with each law and narrative section corresponding to its pair on the other side. Notes from a Hebrew scholar confirm the pattern by identifying objectively the beginnings and endings of law and narrative. On this showing Numbers turns out to be an extremely coherent example of a well-known antique rhetorical system. The meaning of the book comes out very differently according to whether it is read linearly or as written, synoptically. Professor Douglas shows that Numbers is not heavy or obscure but reads like a detective story. WITH REGARD TO LEVITICUS AS LITERATURE The books of Numbers and Leviti...
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2001Uitgever: Oxford University Press259 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 019924541XISBN-13: 9780199245413Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Oxford UP: Oxford, 1993. Paperback, xxix + 259 pp. Abbreviations, list of maps and diagrams, bibliography, index of biblical references, index of authors. Light traces of use on cover, slight water damage in top right corner. 21,5x14x1,8 cm. Very good condition. [Categorie: Religie] [Auteur: Douglas, Mary.] [Pagina's: 259] [Jaar: 1993] [Titel: In the Wilderness: The doctrine of defilement in the book of numbers.]
