The animalistic gullet and the godlike soul: reframing sacrifice in Midrash Leviticus Rabbah
This article proposes an analysis of two homiletic units in the Palestinian Midrash Leviticus Rabbah, which revolve around biblical chapters pertaining to sacrifices. A theme that pervades these units is that of eating as an animalistic activity that often entails moral depravity. In contrast, the a...
Subtitles: | Research Article |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
[2014]
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AJS review
Year: 2014, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-247 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Midrash Rabbah
/ Leviticus
/ Sacrifice (Religion)
/ Eating
/ Morals
B Judaism / Altars / Torah / Christianity / Rabbi / Priest / Intemperence / Soul |
RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
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