A Study of Hata' and Hatta't in Leviticus 4-5

by Nobuyoshi Kiuchi

Through a close semantic analysis of the Hebrew terms hata' and hatta't (commonly translated as 'sin') in Leviticus 4-5, this study reveals their lexical meanings, unknown for two millennia both in Judaism and in Christianity. 'Sin' has been commonly understood as referring mainly to a violation of God's commandment pertaining to personal conduct. However the revision Nobuyoshi Kiuchi proposes for the meanings of the terms has significant and far-reaching...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161480554
• ISBN13: 9783161480553
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 145 Pages