02215cam a2200325 i 4500 18120121 AUA.1 20250210125017.0 140418s2013 be a b 001 0 eng d 2014385349 9789042929845 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9042929847 (paperback : alkaline paper) (OCoLC)ocn859883808 YDXCP YDXCP rda OHX VUT ERASA BTCTA CDX COO SYB MNJ LNT DLC lccopycat BS1255.53 .W37 2013 BS lcco Watts, James W. (James Washington), 1960- Leviticus 1-10 / by James W. Watts. Leuven : Peeters, c2013. xxx, 567 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Historical commentary on the Old Testament Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xxx) and index. "James Watts uses rhetorical analysis for this detailed exposition of Leviticus 1-10. In dialogue with a wide variety of contemporary scholarship on Leviticus, this commentary also engages the history of the book's interpretation and the history of Jewish and Christian ritual practices. Leviticus's rhetoric aimed to persuade ancient Israelites to make offerings to God. It legitimized the monopoly of Aaronide priests over Israel's offerings and over determining correct ritual practice. The priests in turn established the Torah containing Leviticus as the authoritative text of Israel's religion. Rhetorical analysis of Leviticus thus leads to new insights into the role of priests in raising the Pentateuch to the status of scripture and in shaping the biblical canon. It also calls attention to the role of ritual rhetoric in the polities of later Jewish and Christian groups, despite the fact that neither religion makes animal offerings as Leviticus 1-10 mandates."--Back cover. Bible. Leviticus, I-X Commentaries. Historical commentary on the Old Testament. 7 cbc copycat 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc REF BS 1255.53 .W37 2013 24951 24951 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF AUA.1 AUA.1 REF 2025-02-10 Bought by JTL 97.77 AUA27821 0 BS 1255.53 .W37 2013 AUA27821 2025-02-10 12:50:59 97.77 2025-02-10 REF