Janzen, David,  1968- <br/><br/>
The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible :  a study of four writings / 
David Janzen. 
 - 1 online resource (312 pages). 
 - Beihefte zur zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche wissenschaft ;  Bd. 344 .
 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ;  344. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The rhetorics of ritual -- Ritual and ritualized morality -- Theology, worldview, and ideology -- The study of sacrifice in biblical studies -- Sacrifice in the priestly writing -- Sacrifice and the king in the Deuteronomistic history -- Perfect slaughter : sacrifice as warning and promise in the Deuteronomistic history -- Sacrifice as cultic expression of the law : social and geographic separation in Ezra-Nehemiah -- Rest, peace, and quiet : sacrifice in Chronicles -- Conclusion: Sacrifice, God, and the people. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783110904819 3110904810 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Bible.--A.T.--Critique, interprétation, etc.<br/>Bible.--Old Testament.<br/>Altes Testament / Geschichtsbücher.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.<br/>Sacrifice--Enseignement biblique.<br/>RELIGION--Judaism--General.<br/>Sacrifice--Biblical teaching.<br/>Oude Testament.<br/>Offer.<br/>Cultus.<br/>Opferritus<br/>Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1199.S2  / J36 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.4/92