In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament) Book

The author argues that far from being the junk room of the Bible the Book of Numbers is composed of 12 alternating sections of law and narrative arranged in a ring with each corresponding to its pair on the other side. Neither heavy nor obscure it can be read like a detective story.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    In the Wilderness is a classic work on the anthropology of the Book of Numbers. Up to now Bible scholars have tended to dismiss Numbers - Wellhausen called it the junk room of the Bible, and most contemporary commentaries feel called upon to say...

  • 019924541X
  • 9780199245413
  • The late Mary Douglas
  • 5 April 2001
  • OUP Oxford
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
  • With a new preface
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