{"product_id":"leviticus-as-literature-9780198150923","title":"Leviticus as Literature","description":"This first full-scale account of \u003cem\u003eLeviticus\u003c\/em\u003e by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective \u003cem\u003eLeviticus\u003c\/em\u003e 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 forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a modern religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 6.36w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198150923\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40822395895923,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":250.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2516ebe5-5593-4967-a099-e292f89932ce.jpg?v=1683723071","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/leviticus-as-literature-9780198150923","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}