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Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus

From Sacrifice to Scripture [Hardback]

by James W. Watts

    • Author

      James W. Watts

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      July 2007

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    Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus

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    Product Description

    Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus uses rhetorical analysis to expose the motives behind the writing of the central book of the Torah/Pentateuch and its persuasive function in ancient Judaism. The answer to the question, 'who was trying to persuade whom of what by writing these texts?' proves to be quite consistent throughout Leviticus 1-16: Aaronide high priests and their supporters used this book to legitimize their monopoly over the ritual offerings of Jews and Samaritans. With this priestly rhetoric at its center, the Torah supported the rise to power of two priestly dynasties in Second Temple Judaism. Their ascendancy in turn elevated the prestige and rhetorical power to the book, making it the first real scripture in Near Eastern and Western religious traditions.

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    • Author

      James W. Watts

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      July 2007

    • Weight

      509g

    • Page Count

      278

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 20 mm

    • ISBN

      9780521871938

    • ISBN-10

      052187193X

    • Eden Code

      1151740

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    • Author/Creator: James W. Watts

    • ISBN: 9780521871938

    • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

    • Release Date: July 2007

    • Weight: 509g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 20 mm

    • Eden Code: 1151740

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