TY - BOOK AU - Janzen,David TI - The social meanings of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible: a study of four writings T2 - Beihefte zur zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche wissenschaft SN - 3110181584 (alk. paper) AV - BS1199.S2 J36 2004 U1 - 296.4/92 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - W. de Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Sacrifice KW - Biblical teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0708/2004010731.html ER -