TY - BOOK AU - Gane,Roy ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Cult and character: purification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy AV - BM702 .G35 2005eb U1 - 296.4/9 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Leviticus KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Purity, Ritual KW - Judaism KW - Yom Kippur KW - Theodicy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10483389 ER -