Gane, Roy,  1955-, <br/><br/>
Cult and character :  purification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy /  [print] 
Roy E. Gane. 
 - Winona Lake, Indiana :  Eisenbrauns,  (c)2005. 
 - xxi, 394 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The locus of ritual meaning --  The system of tajf rituals --  Outer-altar purification offerings --  Outer-sanctum purification offerings --  Purification-offering flesh : prebend or expiation --  Purification offering : purgation of sanctuary or offerer? -- Pollution of the sanctuary : aerial or only by direct contact? -- Blood or ash water : detergent, metaphorical carrier agent, or means of passage? -- The scope of expiability --  Inner-sanctum purification offerings --  The purification ritual of Azazel's goat --  Two major phases of ritual --  Trajectories of evils --  Divine justice and the cost of kindness --  Divine presence and theodicy --  Loyalty and royalty in Hebrew narrative --  Yearly accountability in Mesopotamian cult. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005009783 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Purity, Ritual--Judaism.<br/>Yom Kippur.<br/>Theodicy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM702.G196.C858 2005