9780199245413-019924541X-In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 158)

In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 158)

ISBN-13: 9780199245413
ISBN-10: 019924541X
Edition: Subsequent
Author: Mary Douglas
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 281 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780199245413
ISBN-10: 019924541X
Edition: Subsequent
Author: Mary Douglas
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 281 pages

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In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 158) (ISBN-13: 9780199245413 and ISBN-10: 019924541X), written by authors Mary Douglas, was published by Oxford University Press in 2001. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles books. You can easily purchase or rent In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 158) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.87.

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Following on from the paperback edition of Leviticus as Literature, this is the revised paperback edition of Mary Douglas's classical account of the Book of Numbers. Up to now Bible scholars have tended to dismiss Numbers as a chaotic mix of narrative and laws. Mary Douglas argues that, like Leviticus, Numbers is actually a highly complex book arranged in a regular ring structure which plots the narratives and laws into 12 parts. She argues that it is only through an understanding of the ring formation of these parts that one can fully appreciate the meanings behind this complex work.

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