In the wilderness : the doctrine of defilement in the book of Numbers
Douglas, MaryAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
The author argues that far from being the junk room of the Bible, the Book of Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring, with each corresponding to its pair on the other side.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The author argues that far from being the junk room of the Bible, the Book of Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring, with each corresponding to its pair on the other side.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bible.
Purity, Ritual
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Judaism