Literary Artistry in Leviticus (Biblical Interpretation Series, Vol 35) (Biblical Interpretation Series, Vol 35)

This study explores the vocabulary employed in the extant text of "Leviticus". The chosen methodology of rhetorical analysis (with an emphasis upon terminological patterns) shows a carefully composed text. The basic working hypothesis that "Leviticus" has been artistically structured around 37 divine speeches ("and the Lord spoke/sad to Moses (and Aaron)") with chapter 16 as its possible structural and theological centre has been substantiated both on the microstructural and macrostructural levels. The plethora of significant micro- and macrostructural terminological patterns suggests original literary cohesiveness and hence single-handed authorship. These findings are of special significance regarding the so-called "P" and "H" passages, a "layer of priestly reworking", and, even more, the exegesis and theology of "Leviticus". LITERARY ARTISTRY IN LEVITICUS......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 16 Introduction and Statement of the Problem......Page 18 Review of Literature......Page 24 Recent Studies on "P" and "H"......Page 25 Recently Suggested Structures......Page 31 Justification for the Study......Page 36 Considerations on Rhetorical Criticism......Page 37 Definitions......Page 39 Procedure......Page 42 The Number "Seven"......Page 44 Chiastic Structures......Page 47 Open-envelope Structures......Page 49 Identical Verbal/Nominal Structures......Page 50 Summary......Page 51 II THE DIVINE SPEECHES......Page 54 The Thirty-Seven DS of Leviticus......Page 55 Lev 16:1—A Distinct DS?......Page 59 The Structural Role of Lev 1-3 and 27......Page 63 Lev 11......Page 66 The Noun בהמה......Page 67 The Verb נגע......Page 68 The Verb עלה......Page 69 The Noun ארץ......Page 70 The Noun נפש......Page 71 The Noun חיה......Page 72 The Particle כל......Page 73 Excursus: Lev 1-5 in Relation to 6-7......Page 74 Summary and Conclusions......Page 79 The Verb דבר as Structural Device......Page 82 Structures Based on the Number Seven......Page 83 The כל Structure in Lev 1-3......Page 84 The כל Structure in Lev 8:1-10:7......Page 87 The Particle כל in Lev 14......Page 89 The Noun דם in Lev 6:1-7:38......Page 90 The Noun דם in Lev 14......Page 91 The Noun אש in Lev 8:1-10:7......Page 92 The Term מחוץ ל in Lev 13-14......Page 93 The Noun ארץ in Lev 19......Page 94 The Verb נתן in Lev 20......Page 95 The Verb היה in Lev 22......Page 97 The Noun חג and the Verb חגג in Lev 23......Page 98 The Noun נפש in Lev 4-5......Page 99 The Verb קטר in Lev 6-7......Page 101 The Verb שחט in Lev 14......Page 102 The Noun בגד in Lev 16......Page 103 The Noun מלאכה in Lev 23......Page 106 The Phrase יהיה לכם in Lev 23......Page 107 Excursus: Lev 24 in Its Present Position......Page 109 The Verbs נקב and קלל in Lev 24......Page 113 The Noun בן in Lev 24 and 27......Page 114 The Phrase ארץ מצרים in Lev 25-26......Page 115 The Verb געל in Lev 26......Page 117 Numerological Structures......Page 118 The Phrase אשה (ריח ניחח) ליי in Lev 1-3......Page 119 Numerals in Lev 13-14......Page 120 The Verb לקח in Lev 14......Page 122 The Verb רחץ in Lev 15......Page 123 The Phrase אני יי (אלהיכם) in Lev 19......Page 124 The Noun חדש in Lev 23 and Num 28-29......Page 126 The Verb נתן in Lev 14 and 25-26......Page 127 The Noun ארץ in Lev 25-26......Page 130 The Divine אני in Lev 18......Page 132 The Verb מות in Lev 20......Page 133 The Term איש איש / איש in Lev 22......Page 134 The Noun ברית and the Verb פרר in Lev 26......Page 135 The Noun שקל in Lev 27......Page 136 The Verb יצא in Lev 8-10......Page 137 The Noun חקה in Lev 18......Page 138 A Wordplay on אשה and אשה in Lev 21......Page 139 The Verb רצה and the Noun רצון in Lev 22......Page 140 The Verb בוא in Lev 16......Page 141 The Verb עשה in Lev 23......Page 143 Summary and Conclusions......Page 146 The Noun פרכת......Page 150 The Verb שבר......Page 151 The Noun גוי......Page 152 The Verb יצק......Page 153 The Verb טבל......Page 155 The Phrase ארץ מצרים......Page 156 The Noun כליות......Page 159 The Verb סלח......Page 160 The Verb מצא......Page 161 The Verb שלח......Page 162 The Verb ירא......Page 163 The Phrase אל יסוד המזבח......Page 164 The Noun קרן......Page 165 The Noun בקר......Page 166 The Verb שפך......Page 167 The Noun שעיר......Page 169 The Verb נשא......Page 171 The Noun איל......Page 173 The Noun תועבה......Page 176 Identical Verbal/Nominal Forms......Page 177 The Noun רצון......Page 178 Summary and Conclusions......Page 180 Summary......Page 184 Structures Based on the Number Seven......Page 187 Chiastic Structures......Page 188 Numerological Structures......Page 189 Identical Verbal/Nominal Form......Page 190 Chiastic Structures......Page 191 Numerological Structures......Page 192 Identical Verbal/Nominal Forms......Page 193 Conclusions......Page 194 א......Page 198 ב......Page 202 ג......Page 205 ד......Page 206 ז......Page 208 ח......Page 209 ט......Page 212 י......Page 213 כ......Page 216 ל......Page 219 מ......Page 220 נ......Page 225 ע......Page 228 פ......Page 232 צ......Page 234 ק......Page 235 ר......Page 238 ש......Page 239 ת......Page 245 Bibliography......Page 248 Index......Page 262 This study explores the vocabulary employed in the extant text of Leviticus. The chosen methodology of rhetorical analysis (with particular emphasis upon terminological patterns) shows a carefully composed text. The basic working hypothesis that Leviticus has been artistically structured around 37 divine speeches 'and the Lord spoke/said to Moses (and Aaron)' . With chapter 16 as its possible structural and theological center has been substantiated both on the microstructural and macrostructural levels. The plethora of significant micro- and macrostructural terminological patterns, suggests original literary cohesiveness and hence single-handed authorship. These findings are of special significance regarding so-called "P" and "H" passages, a "layer of priestly reworking", and, even more, the exegesis and theology of Leviticus. By Wilfried Warning. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [231]-243) And Index.