Jacob's Tears: The Priestly Work of Reconciliation

Jacob's Tears: The Priestly Work of Reconciliation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-217

  Douglas, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropological analysis; Bible; Children of Israel; Exile; God's covenant; Israel; Jacob; Joseph; Judah; Leviticus; Numbers; Pentateuch; People of Israel; Political engagement; Priestly editors; Reconciliation; Religious reform; Samaria; Sons of Jacob

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922466691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/0199265232.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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