Graded Holiness

This wide-ranging investigation of the priestly cultic texts from Exodus 25 onwards explores the coherence and theology of the priestly writing, utilizing insights from anthropology and recent biblical scholarship. Through a carefully worked out set of laws and institutions, the priestly authors sought to order Israel's life before God in a sustainable and satisfying way. This is a valuable contribution to the growing number of studies concerned to understand and recover this neglected part of the Bible.

Acknowledgments

9

(11)

Abbreviations

11

(4)

The Cultic Texts of the Priestly Writing

15

(25)

Introduction

15

(1)

The Evaluation of the Priestly Writing

16

(3)

Historical-Critical Investigation of P

19

(7)

Kerygmatic Theologies of P

26

(5)

Systematic Theologies of the Cult

31

(7)

Summary

38

(2)

Concepts of Holiness and Purity

40

(16)

Introduction

40

(3)

The Semantic Field of Holiness

43

(11)

Conclusion

54

(2)

The Holiness Spectrum

56

(33)

The Challenge from Anthropology

56

(2)

New Perspectives from Anthropology

58

(8)

Older Concepts

66

(9)

Purity and Impurity

75

(8)

Two Examples

83

(4)

Conclusion

87

(2)

The Spatial Dimension

89

(26)

Introduction

89

(1)

The Tabernacle

89

(5)

The Formal Description of the Tabernacle

94

(7)

The Material Gradation of the Tabernacle

101

(6)

Gradation and the Senses

107

(4)

The Symbolism of the Tabernacle

111

(3)

Conclusion

114

(1)

The Personal Dimension

115

(34)

Introduction

115

(4)

The Priests

119

(11)

The Levites

130

(5)

The People

135

(12)

Conclusion

147

(2)

The Ritual Dimension

149

(33)

Sacrifice and Ritual

149

(6)

Models of Sacrifice in P

155

(10)

Purification

165

(6)

Sacrifice and Grading

171

(9)

Conclusion

180

(2)

The Dimension of Time

182

(28)

The Holiness Spectrum and Time

182

(4)

The Festivals

186

(6)

The Sabbath

192

(5)

The Day of Atonement

197

(11)

Conclusion

208

(2)

Conclusion

210

(10)

A Theology of the Priestly Cultic Texts

210

(2)

The Structure of an Old Testament Theology

212

(3)

Order in the Old Testament

215

(5)

Appendix 1 The Priestly Narrative (Pg)

220

(5)

Appendix 2 Grades of Impurity

225

(2)

Appendix 3 The Priestly Calendars (Leviticus 23; Numbers 28-29)

227

(1)

Appendix 4 The Sacrificial Calender (Numbers 28-29)

228

(2)

Appendix 5 The Calendar and the Festivals

230

(2)

Bibliography

232

(33)

Index of References

265

(11)

Index of Authors

276

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