Ritual and Metaphor
Sacrifice in the Bible
Published on 23. February 2012
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-90-04-21164-3 (ISBN)
Description
The sanctuary and rituals that formed the heart of ancient Judaism ceased to exist a long time ago, yet their images and concepts, especially that of "sacrifice," have remained essential to the rhetoric of politics, religion, and secular culture. Pervasive sacrificial metaphors range from religious foundations for human ethics to attempts to glorify victims of military operations or natural disasters to much-debated ideas of vicarious atonement within Christianity. The essays in this volume deal with central aspects of sacrificial rituals and processes of metaphor development and spiritualization in Judaism and Christianity. The contributors include Christian A. Eberhart, Goeran Eidevall, Stephen Finlan, George P. Heyman, Dominika Kurek-Chomycz, Jeffrey S. Siker, Jason Tatlock, Timothy Wardle, and James W. Watts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-21164-3 (9789004211643)
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Christian A. Eberhart is Professor of New Testament Studies at Lutheran Theological Seminary Saskatoon and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Religion and Culture at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of Studien zur Bedeutung der Opfer im Alten Testament: Die Signifikanz von Blut- und Verbrennungsriten im kultischen Rahmen (Neukirchener) and The Sacrifice of Jesus: Understanding Atonement Biblically (Fortress). Eberhart is chair of the "Sacrifice, Cult, and Atonement" Annual Conference Program Unit of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Content
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: Sacrifice in the Bible
Christian A. Eberhart
Part 1: Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
1. The Rhetoric of Sacrifice
James W. Watts
2. Sacrifice? Holy Smokes! Reflections on Cult Terminology for Understanding Sacrifi ce in the Hebrew Bible
Christian A. Eberhart
3. The Place of Human Sacrifice in the Israelite Cult
Jason Tatlock
4. The Role of Sacrificial Language in Prophetic Rhetoric
Goeran Eidevall
Part 2: Sacrifice in Early Christian Literature
5. Yom Kippuring Passover: Recombinant Sacrifi ce in Early Christianity
Jeffrey S. Siker
6. Spiritualization of Sacrifice in Paul and Hebrews
Stephen Finlan
7. Who Is Sacrificing? Assessing the Early Christian Reticence to Transfer the Idea of the Priesthood to the Community
Timothy Wardle
8. Spreading the Sweet Scent of the Gospel as the Cult of the Wise: On the Backdrop of the Olfactory Metaphor in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Dominika A. Kurek-ChomyczM
9. Sacrifice, Social Discourse, and Power
George Heyman
Conclusion
Christian A. Eberhart
List of Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Subject Index
Preface
Introduction: Sacrifice in the Bible
Christian A. Eberhart
Part 1: Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
1. The Rhetoric of Sacrifice
James W. Watts
2. Sacrifice? Holy Smokes! Reflections on Cult Terminology for Understanding Sacrifi ce in the Hebrew Bible
Christian A. Eberhart
3. The Place of Human Sacrifice in the Israelite Cult
Jason Tatlock
4. The Role of Sacrificial Language in Prophetic Rhetoric
Goeran Eidevall
Part 2: Sacrifice in Early Christian Literature
5. Yom Kippuring Passover: Recombinant Sacrifi ce in Early Christianity
Jeffrey S. Siker
6. Spiritualization of Sacrifice in Paul and Hebrews
Stephen Finlan
7. Who Is Sacrificing? Assessing the Early Christian Reticence to Transfer the Idea of the Priesthood to the Community
Timothy Wardle
8. Spreading the Sweet Scent of the Gospel as the Cult of the Wise: On the Backdrop of the Olfactory Metaphor in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Dominika A. Kurek-ChomyczM
9. Sacrifice, Social Discourse, and Power
George Heyman
Conclusion
Christian A. Eberhart
List of Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Subject Index