Bloodless "Atonement": An Exegetical, Ritual, and Theological Analysis of Leviticus 5:11–13
According to Leviticus 5:11–13, semolina has the same ritual effect as blood. A thorough exegetical and ritual comparison between the חטאת of animals and the חטאת of semolina, or the מנחה-like חטאת, explains how this was possible. The results of this comparison are helpful in establishing the ritua...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2021-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Hebrew Scriptures |
Online Access: | https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29566 |
Summary: | According to Leviticus 5:11–13, semolina has the same ritual effect as blood. A thorough exegetical and ritual comparison between the חטאת of animals and the חטאת of semolina, or the מנחה-like חטאת, explains how this was possible. The results of this comparison are helpful in establishing the ritual effect of כפר as a process that defines the Priestly theology of the cult.
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ISSN: | 1203-1542 |