Blood expiation in Hittite and biblical ritual : origins, context, and meaning /

Feder, Yitzhaq

Blood expiation in Hittite and biblical ritual : origins, context, and meaning / Yitzhaq Feder - 260 Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2011 - xii, 309 p. : map ; 23 cm - Writings from the ancient world supplement series / Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 2 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-290) and indexes

Part 1 -- 1: The Hurro-Hittite zurki Rite -- 2: The Biblical Sin Offering -- 3: The Question of a Historical Connection -- Part 2 -- 4: Rituals, Signs, and Meaning: Theoretical Foundations -- 5: The Blood of the Sin Offering: Origins, Context, and Meaning -- 6: The zurki Rite: Origins, Context, and Meaning -- 7: Tracking the Blood Rite Tradition: Origins, Translation, and Transformation -- Conclusion

9781589835542 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1589835549 (paper binding : alk. paper)


Blood in the Bible
Blood--Religious aspects
Ritual
Hittites--Religion

BS1199.B54 / F43 2011