Jacob's Tears: The Priestly Work of Reconciliation

by Mary Douglas

Book Overview

Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the editors, far from being a separate elite unconcerned with their congregation's troubles, cherished a political agenda, a religious protest against the government of Judah's exclusionary policies. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199210640
• ISBN13: 9780199210640
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"