The book of Numbers : a critique of Genesis / Calum Carmichael.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2012.Description: viii, 208 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780300179187 (alk. paper)
- 0300179189 (alk. paper)
- 222.1406 23
- BS1265.53 .C37 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Genesis extended -- Pharaoh and Yahweh as God-Kings (Numbers 1-4) -- The suspected adulteress and the Nazirite (Numbers 5 and 6) -- A test case for the study of biblical law (Lev 6:2-7 [5:20-26] and Num 5:6-10) -- Joseph and Moses as sources of discord (Numbers 7-14) -- Joseph's dreams and the laws of Numbers 15 -- The status of firstborn (Numbers 16-18) -- The ritual of the red heifer (Numbers 19) -- Speech acts (Numbers 20-24) -- Sexual and religious seduction (Numbers 25-31) -- Reuben's legacy (Numbers 32-36).