Les Offrandes Végétales Dans L'Ancien Testament : Du Tribut D'hommage Au Repas Eschatologique

The present monograph is the first, since 1848, to be entirely devoted to the study of the cereal offerings. Its purpose is to attract attention to a form of sacrifice which was largely neglected and solely considered as an appendix to the animal sacrifice. The study of their substance, ritual and the circumstances in which the cereal offerings are brought to God demonstrates their great complexity as well as their specific function. His vegetarian utopia has led P to give the cereal offerings a prominent place among the sacrifices. A similar appreciation of the cereal offerings is also found among the Essenes, and, finally, in the Christian Last Supper. Introduction I. Les différents sens de minḥāh II. La nature des offrandes végétales III. Le rituel des offrandes végétales IV. La place des offrandes végétales dans le système sacrificiel V. L'offrande végétale, vecteur d'une utopie Conclusion This work is the first, since 1848, to be entirely devoted to the study of the cereal offerings. It demonstrates their specific function and sheds a new light on the background of the Christian Last Supper.