Gane, Roy,  1955- <br/><br/>
Cult and character  purification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy /  [electronic resource] : 
Roy E. Gane. 
 - Winona Lake, Ind. :  Eisenbrauns,  2005. 
 - xxi, 394 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The locus of ritual meaning -- The system of tajf rituals -- Outer-altar purification offerings -- Outer-sanctum purification offerings -- Purification-offering flesh : prebend or expiation -- Purification offering : purgation of sanctuary or offerer? -- Pollution of the sanctuary : aerial or only by direct contact? -- Blood or ash water : detergent, metaphorical carrier agent, or means of passage? -- The scope of expiability -- Inner-sanctum purification offerings -- The purification ritual of Azazel's goat -- Two major phases of ritual -- Trajectories of evils -- Divine justice and the cost of kindness -- Divine presence and theodicy -- Loyalty and royalty in Hebrew narrative -- Yearly accountability in Mesopotamian cult. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--O.T.--Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Purity, Ritual--Judaism.<br/>Yom Kippur.<br/>Theodicy.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM702  / .G35 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.4/9