In the presence of the Lord : : a study of cult and some cultic terms in ancient Israel / / by Baruch A. Levine.

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Year of Publication:1974
Language:English
Series:Studies in Judaism in late antiquity ; v. 5
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 154 p. )
Notes:Includes indexes.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One: The Selamim Sacrifice
  • Introduction
  • The Ugaritic evidence
  • The biblical evidence: Order and meaning in the Israelite cult ; The olah as attraction and invocation ; The distinctive role of the Selamim ; Sacrifices and the covenant ; Votive offerings and the Selamim ; The changing character of the Selamim in Israelite religion
  • Part two: Sacrifices of expiation
  • Introduction
  • The verb Kipper and its derivates ; The syntax of Kipper and Biblical notions of expiation ; Kipper and the Israelite blood rites ; Magic, purity and biblical monotheism ; The 'asam sacrifice ; The hatta't sacrifice ; Adaptations of the Hatta't ; The Hatta't of the people in the regular cult
  • The term Zebah and related forms
  • Punic evidence for the term Slm
  • Observations on k-pr in some semitic languages
  • Notes on certain terms for sacrifice