01972cam a22003254a 4500 13923544 AUA.1 20180221144817.0 050407s2005 inu b 001 0 eng 2005009783 1575061015 (hardcover : alk. paper) DLC JTL DLC pcc BM702 .G35 2005 296.4/9 22 Gane, Roy, 1955- Cult and character : purification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy / Roy E. Gane. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2005. xxi, 394 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The locus of ritual meaning -- The system of tajf rituals -- Outer-altar purification offerings -- Outer-sanctum purification offerings -- Purification-offering flesh : prebend or expiation -- Purification offering : purgation of sanctuary or offerer? -- Pollution of the sanctuary : aerial or only by direct contact? -- Blood or ash water : detergent, metaphorical carrier agent, or means of passage? -- The scope of expiability -- Inner-sanctum purification offerings -- The purification ritual of Azazel's goat -- Two major phases of ritual -- Trajectories of evils -- Divine justice and the cost of kindness -- Divine presence and theodicy -- Loyalty and royalty in Hebrew narrative -- Yearly accountability in Mesopotamian cult. Bible. Leviticus Criticism, interpretation, etc. 46309 Purity, ritual Judaism. Yom Kippur. Theodicy. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009783.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BM 702 .G35 2005 19435 19435 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2018-02-21 Bought by JTL 274.98 AUA22417 2 BM 702 .G35 2005 AUA22417 2025-09-14 10:06:01 2025-09-08 274.98 2018-02-21 BOOK