Creative waters : semantic and ritual innovation in the book of Numbers

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dc.contributor.author Meyer, Esias E.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-24T12:44:45Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-24T12:44:45Z
dc.date.issued 2024-09
dc.description DATA AVAILABITY STATEMENT: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study. en_US
dc.description.abstract The article examines how water features in different rituals in Leviticus and Numbers. It starts by providing an overview of how water is used in Leviticus and Numbers for cleansing and other rituals, focusing on cases where water is mixed with something else. Then, the article focuses on three pericopes from the Book of Numbers that describe concoctions of water mixed with other substances. These concoctions are given specific names in Numbers. Lastly, the article discusses diachronic arguments about these ritual texts. CONTRIBUTION: The article shows the creativity that the authors of Numbers employed in reworking and innovating ritual texts from Leviticus. en_US
dc.description.department Old Testament Studies en_US
dc.description.sdg None en_US
dc.description.uri https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts en_US
dc.identifier.citation Meyer, E.E., 2024, ‘Creative waters: Semantic and ritual innovation in the Book of Numbers’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 80(2), a9929. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v80i2.9929. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v80i2.9929
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98755
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher AOSIS en_US
dc.rights © 2024. The Author. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_US
dc.subject Cleansing rituals en_US
dc.subject Ritual texts en_US
dc.subject Water concoctions en_US
dc.subject Ritual innovation en_US
dc.subject Leviticus en_US
dc.subject Numbers 5 en_US
dc.subject Numbers 8 en_US
dc.subject Numbers 19 en_US
dc.title Creative waters : semantic and ritual innovation in the book of Numbers en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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