Finding America in Leviticus
Michael J. Broyde, Reuven Travis
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Religion/Theologie
Beschreibung
It would seem that we have taken on an impossible task in this book: trying to demonstrate to modern Americans, be they secular or religious, Jews or Christians, that the sacrificial rites found in Leviticus have any germaneness to their lives. After all, to the extent that any modern reader turns to the pages of Leviticus at all, the notion that they would be inspired by the text and pine for the restoration of animal sacrifices is ludicrous! However, Leviticus is more than laws of sacrifices. As we demonstrate, Leviticus sets forth a template for nation-building via large, regularly-scheduled communal gatherings intended to foster national unity and identity among the Jewish people.
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Christian life and practice, Christianity, Christian Living, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Social Issues, Reuven Travis, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Leviticus, Jewish Law, Biblical Studies, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, federal holildays, Finding America in Leviticus, American Law, Old Testament, Inspirational, Judaism, nation building, Michael J. Broyde