Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation / Mary Douglas.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Counting Jacob's twelve sons
  • Jacob weeping for Joseph
  • Ezra reduces all Israel to Judah
  • Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel
  • Problems in reading the priestly books
  • The body/house cosmogram
  • Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world
  • One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.