6. Sacrifice in the Priestly Writing

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Rhetorics of Ritual 9
6. 3. Ritual and Ritualized Morality 36
7. 4. Theology, Worldview, and Ideology 57
8. 5. The Study of Sacrifice in Biblical Studies 67
9. 6. Sacrifice in the Priestly Writing 88
10. 7. Sacrifice and the King in the Deuteronomistic History 120
11. 8. Perfect Slaughter: Sacrifice as Warning and Promise in the Deuteronomistic History 160
12. 9. Sacrifice as Cultic Expression of the Law: Social and Geographic Separation in Ezra-Nehemiah 185
13. 10. Rest, Peace, and Quiet: Sacrifice in Chronicles 209
14. 11. Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the People 243
15. Bibliography 255
16. Scripture Index 284
17. Author Index 296