Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation
Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the 12 tribes of Israel seven times
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations
9780199265237, 9781435621381, 0199265232, 1435621387
57720374
Counting Jacob's twelve sons
Jacob weeping for Joseph
Ezra reduces all Israel to Judah
Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel
Problems in reading the priestly books
The body/house cosmogram
Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world
One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed
Title from title screen (viewed 8 Feb. 2005)
Originally published in print: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004
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