{"product_id":"illuminating-leviticus-calum-carmichael-9780801885006","title":"Illuminating Leviticus: A Study of Its Laws and Institutions in the Light of Biblical Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe origin of law in the Hebrew Bible has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Until recently, the historico-critical methodologies of the academy have yielded unsatisfactory conclusions concerning the source of these laws which are woven through biblical narratives. In this original and provocative study, Calum Carmichael--a leading scholar of biblical law and rhetoric--suggests that Hebrew law was inspired by the study of the narratives in Genesis through 2 Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussing particular laws found in the book of Leviticus--addressing issues such as the Day of Atonement, consumption of meat that still has blood, the Jubilee year, sexual and bodily contamination, and the treatment of slaves--Carmichael links each to a narrative. He contends that biblical laws did not emerge from social imperatives in ancient Israel, but instead from the careful, retrospective study of the nation's history and identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Calum Carmichael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801885000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801885006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.32w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 25","brand":"Calum Carmichael","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748343263487,"sku":"9780801885006","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/illuminating-leviticus-calum-carmichael-9780801885006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}