| James W. Watts is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. He is the author of Psalm and Story: Inset Hymns in Hebrew Narratives (1992), Reading Law: the Rhetorical Shaping of the Pentateuch (1999) and editor of Persia and Torah: The Theory of the Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch (2001). |
| Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction. Ritual Text and Ritual Interpretation Jacob Milgrom as Interpreter of Ritual Recent Ritual Interpretations of Leviticus Reading Mary Douglas Rereading Leviticus The Difference Between Texts and Rituals Rhetoric and Ritual Interpretation 2. The Rhetoric of Ritual Instruction The Search for Ritual Genres Rhetorical Features of Leviticus 1-7 The Rhetorical Purpose of Leviticus 1-7 Conclusion 3. The Rhetoric of Burnt Offerings Explanations for the Olah's Priority The Rhetorical Effect of the Olah's Priority The Priority of the Olah in the History of Religion 4. The Rhetoric of Sin, Guilt, and Ritual Offerings Leviticus 4-5 in Context Jargon and Wordplays in Leviticus 4-5 The Rhetoric of Wordplays in Leviticus 4-5 5. The Rhetoric of Ritual Narrative Leviticus 8-10 in Contemporary Scholarship The Rhetoric of Leviticus 8-10 Parallels and Intertexts of Leviticus 8-10 6. The Rhetoric of Atonement The Meaning of Kipper The Rhetoric of Kipper Kipper as Leitmotif Atonement in Later Religious Rhetoric 7. The Rhetoric of Priesthood The Aaronide Hierocracy The Many Rhetorical Situations of Leviticus Priesthood in Later Religious Rhetoric Reevaluating Hierocracy in Second Temple Judaism 8. The Rhetoric of Sacrifice Theories of Sacrifice Ritual Practice and Ritual interpretation Stories of Sacrifice 9. The Rhetoric of Scripture ScripturalAuthority Ritual Accuracy and Ritual Legitimacy Ritual Text and Ritual Performance The Authority of Torah Conclusion Bibliography Index of Biblical Citations Index of Other Ancient Literature Index of Authors Index of Subjects |
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