Yale - RLST145 - Lecture 9 - The Priestly Legacy
Channel: Michael Rupp
Date: 2013-03-01

Lecture Chapters: 1. 0:00 Introduction to the Israelite Sanctuary; 2. 9:19 The Priestly Conceptions of Holiness and Time; 3. 13:36 Holiness, Purity, Moral and Ritual Impurity; 4. 23:30 Ritual Purification, Sacrifices and Offerings, and "Imitatio Dei"; 5. 29:13 Moral Impurity, Defiling the Land and Purification; 6. 42:34 Dietary Law and the Holiness Code
Overview:
In this lecture, the Priestly source (P) found primarily in Leviticus and Numbers is introduced. The symbolism of the sacrificial cult and purity system, the differences between moral and ritual impurity, as well as holiness and purity are explained within the Priestly context. The concept of holiness and imitatio dei, or human imitation of God, is explained.

Extra Reading:
1. Jewish Study Bible: "Concepts of Purity in the Bible" (JSB pp. 2041-2047)
2. Milgrom, Jacob. "Israel's Sanctuary: The Priestly Picture of Dorian Gray." Reprint of Revue Biblique, 82:74-84

Yale Source:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-9