Banned Birds: The Birds of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14

by Peter Altmann

The dietary prohibitions in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 represent one of the most detailed textual overlaps in the Pentateuch between the Priestly material and Deuteronomy, yet study of them is often stymied by the rare terminology. This is especially the case for the birds: their identities are shrouded in mystery and the reasons for their prohibition debated. Peter Altmann attempts to break this impasse by setting these flyers within the broader...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161581636
• ISBN13: 9783161581632
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"