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8 - Ritual Law

from Part III - The Biblical Laws

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

By
Michael B. Hundley
Edited by
Bruce Wells
Bruce Wells
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

This chapter considers the ritual laws in the latter part of Exodus and throughout much of Leviticus and Numbers, which cover sacrificial activities, consecration of and rules for priests, permitted/forbidden foods, matters of purity, religious festivals, types of sins, the handling and disposal of blood, and vows and donations to the cult of Yahweh.

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sacrificepriestsLevitesimpurityfestivals
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The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 158 - 178
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Ritual Law
  • Edited by Bruce Wells, University of Texas, Austin
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
  • Online publication: 11 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.012
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  • Ritual Law
  • Edited by Bruce Wells, University of Texas, Austin
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.012
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  • Ritual Law
  • Edited by Bruce Wells, University of Texas, Austin
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible
  • Online publication: 11 April 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108636322.012
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