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Rhetoric and Composition

Sacrifice

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Allegory And The Critique Of Sovereignty: Ismail Kadare’S Political Theologies, Rebecca Gould Jun 2012

Allegory And The Critique Of Sovereignty: Ismail Kadare’S Political Theologies, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

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The Rhetoric Of Sacrifice, James W. Watts Jan 2011

The Rhetoric Of Sacrifice, James W. Watts

James Watts

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The Rhetoric Of Sacrifice, James W. Watts Jan 2011

The Rhetoric Of Sacrifice, James W. Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

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'Olah: The Rhetoric Of Burnt Offerings, James W. Watts Jan 2006

'Olah: The Rhetoric Of Burnt Offerings, James W. Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

The ‘olah offering receives pride of place in most lists of sacrifices in the Hebrew Bible, including the ritual rules of Leviticus. Its prominence in these texts suggests that the writers expected its mention to have an effect on their audience. This rhetorical effect must be evaluated and understood before the references to the `olah can be used to reconstruct ancient religious practices reliably. A comparative analysis of the rhetoric about the `olah suggests that its priority burnished the image of priests as devoted selflessly to divine worship and drew attention away from their economic interests in the sacrificial system …