Jacob''s Tears : The Priestly Work of Reconciliation
by
Mary Douglas
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0199265232
ISBN-13
9780199265237
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 11th, 2004
Print length
218 Pages
Weight
399 grams
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22.30 x 14.60 x 1.90 cms
Ksh 22,450.00
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Asking why the "Book of Numbers" lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times, this anthropological reading of the Bible argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies.
Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation''s troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah''s exclusionary policies. The priestly theology depends on God''s Covenant with all the descendants of Jacob, including the sons of Joseph. It would have been unpatriotic, even subversive, to speak against the wars with Samaria. This book suggest an explanation of the editors'' disappearance from the history of Israel.
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