Jacob's tears :
Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.
Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation / Mary Douglas. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Counting Jacob's twelve sons -- Jacob weeping for Joseph -- Ezra redefines all Israel to Judah -- Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel -- Problems in reading the priestly books -- The body/house cosmogram -- Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world -- One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.
0199265232 (alk. paper)
2004023818
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1171.3 / .D68 2004
221.6
Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation / Mary Douglas. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Counting Jacob's twelve sons -- Jacob weeping for Joseph -- Ezra redefines all Israel to Judah -- Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel -- Problems in reading the priestly books -- The body/house cosmogram -- Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world -- One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.
0199265232 (alk. paper)
2004023818
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1171.3 / .D68 2004
221.6