"Devoted to destruction". A case of human sacrifice in Leviticus 27?

Hattingh, A.J.K.; Meyer, Esias E.

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dc.contributor.author	Hattingh, A.J.K.
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Esias E.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-04T09:24:15Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.description.abstract	This article reflects on Leviticus 27:28–29 and the possible relation of this text to the practice of human sacrifice in ancient Israel. The article provides an overview of the current state of the debate on human and child sacrifices, before focusing on Leviticus 27. With regard to this chapter, it is argued that, although added later, it forms a suitable conclusion to the book of Leviticus. The chapter is analysed as a whole before the article focuses on verses 28 and 29. The article concludes that these verses are very vague about what is taking place, and that this vagueness was probably deliberate.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Old Testament Studies	en_ZA
dc.description.embargo	2017-12-30
dc.description.librarian	am2017	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.sasnes.org.za/SASNES_Journal_for_Semitics.htm	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Hattingh, AJK & Meyer, EE 2016, '"Devoted to destruction". A case of human sacrifice in Leviticus 27?', Journal for Semitics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 630-657.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1013-8471
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60234
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Unisa Press	en_ZA
dc.rights	Unisa Press	en_ZA
dc.subject	Leviticus 27	en_ZA
dc.subject	Human sacrifice	en_ZA
dc.subject	Israel	en_ZA
dc.subject	Vagueness	en_ZA
dc.title	"Devoted to destruction". A case of human sacrifice in Leviticus 27?	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA