Leviticus as Literature CJCW Others find their lives

Others find their lives

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This idea has substantial present-day relevance as the countries of the European Community debate the issue of political as well as economic convergence

Leviticus as Literature CJCW Others find their livesThis first full scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other