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- Title
CRITICAL NOTES. THE MODUS OPERANDI OF THE HATTÀ'T A REJOINDER.
- Authors
Milgrom, Jacob
- Abstract
Comments are given on the previously published article "Repentance and Purification: The Significance and Semantics of hattā't in the Pentateuch," by Noam Zohar, refuting the accepted understanding of the hattā't sacrifice performed by Israelites. Topics addressed include claims against the efficacy of blood as nepes, reasons why blood is the agent of atonement, and causes of the rite's impurity.
- Subjects
RITES &; ceremonies in the Bible; BLOOD in religion; HISTORICITY of the Bible; SACRIFICE in Judaism; BIBLICAL teaching on sacrifice
- Publication
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1990, Vol 109, Issue 1, p111
- ISSN
0021-9231
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3267332