Klingbeil, Gerald A.,  1964- <br/><br/>
Bridging the gap :  ritual and ritual texts in the Bible / 
Gerald A. Klingbeil. 
 - Winona Lake, Ind. :  Eisenbrauns,  2007. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Bulletin for biblical research supplements ;  1 .
 - Bulletin for biblical research supplements ;  1. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : how it all began -- Culture, religion, and ritual: definitions and interaction -- Ritual from a social-science perspective: looking over the fence -- Ritual and Bible: the genesis of a new discipline -- Biblical ritual in history: periods and perspectives -- Reading ritual: strategies and trigger points -- Structure, order and sequence, space, and time: ritual elements 1 -- Objects, action, participants, and language: ritual elements 2 -- "What does it all mean?": dimensions and functions of ritual -- "Looking over the fence": ritual and other areas of biblical and theological research -- Ritual yesterday, today, and tomorrow, or: some type of a conclusion for a Christian theology -- Appendix: ritual texts in the Pentateuch. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781575065960 1575065967 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rites and ceremonies in the Bible.<br/>Rites and ceremonies in the Bible.<br/>RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.<br/>RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.<br/>Rites and ceremonies in the Bible.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS621  / .K65 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>264