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Ritual Words and Narrative Worlds in the Book of Leviticus

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This book argues that literary features and ritual dynamics within the book of Leviticus enlighten each other. The first two chapters establish that one may read Leviticus as a coherent literary work and define the genre of Leviticus as "narrativized ritual," a complex blending of descriptive narrative and prescriptive ritual. In conversation with Catherine Bell, they present several aspects of the text that are ritualized and show how this ritualization implies a negotiation of power relations among participants. The third and fourth chapters examine the first half of Leviticus, both the legal sections in Lev. 1-7 and 11-15 and the narratives in Lev. 8-10 and 16. These sections alternate between establishing the ritual system and exposing gaps and ambiguities in that system.Chapter 5 turns to the second half of Leviticus, traditionally called the Holiness Code. The ritual language found in this section is less formal and precise, mirroring the way in which the concept of holiness is expanded and extended to the whole people. As this material concludes the book, it relativizes and democratizes the strict ritual system contained in the first half.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-02-01
Mått161 x 240 x 15 mm
Vikt449 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor192
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780567027139

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Bryan D. Bibb is an Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. His most recent publications include Thirty-three entries in the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (forthcoming, Abingdon Press, 2007-2008); "Priorities: The Wisdom Literature" a four-lesson unit for adult Bible study (Formations, Smyth & Helwys, August 2006); and "The Prophetic Critique of Ritual in Old Testament Theology" in Priests in the Prophets: The Portrayal of Priests, Prophets and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets (edited by Lester Grabbe and Alice Ogden Bellis; T&T Clark, 2005).

I. Leviticus as LiteratureLiterature or History?Generic PossibilitiesRhetorical StrategiesLeviticus as a "Book"Literary SeparationLiterary ArtistryThe Structure of LeviticusLeviticus's Two HalvesNarrative StructuringII. Narrativized RitualRitual GenreHistorical PossibilitiesThe Ritual World of LeviticusRitual and Narrative PolyphonyRitualizationReading, Writing, RitualizingThe Practice of RitualAspects of RitualizationRitual and PowerConclusionIII. Narrating Ritual: Leviticus 1-7 and 11-15Ritual in NarrativeCharacterizationSpeaking, Hearing, ObservingDoing, Having, BeingFeeling, Believing, DesiringRitual AnalysisAmbiguity and FluidityNegotiated AcceptanceIV.