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A 10 page paper that discusses sacrifices/offerings, rituals and dietary rules found in the Book of Leviticus. The five major themes in this Book are identified after which the five types of offerings or sacrifices are described. The type of elements used for the offering and the purpose of each is included. Three types of rituals are explained. Jewish dietary laws, or the Kashrut, are outlined. Since the Kashrut is so detailed, general rules are discussed. Examples are provided. The writer also discusses the possible reasons for these dietary rules. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGlevit.rtf
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The word holy or sanctity are used 150 times in Leviticus (Dom?nguez, 2001). The purpose of the multitude of laws contained in Leviticus was to set the people of Israel
apart from all other nations, it established the Israelites as Gods chosen people. The laws found in this book cover everything in daily life and is clearly instructions for behavior
as well as the punishments and consequences of disobeying the Lord. Clearly, the Lord was directing the Israelites to change the behaviors they engaged in while in slavery. Nemitoff points
out that the laws found in Leviticus are a reiteration of the Ten Commandments but while the Commandments are issued as laws for each individual to follow, the laws in
Leviticus are meant for the entire nation of Israel (2002). Here is the code between the community of Israel and God (Nemitoff, 2002). God tells the people that
they are holy because their God is holy (Nemitoff, 2002). The five major themes in this Book are: * The 4 kinds of Sacrifices, found in Chapters 1 through 7
(Division of Student Ministry, nd). * Health, meals, daily life, found in Chapters 11 through 22 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). * The 8 Jewish Feasts, discussed in Chapters
23 through 25 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). * The Priests in chapters 8 through 10 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). * Rewards and Punishments of God in Chapter 26
and the Vows in Chapter 27 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). This essay explains and discusses sacrifices, rituals, and dietary laws. Sacrifices also refer to offerings. In Leviticus, we find
different types of offerings mentioned, appropriate elements and the purpose: 1. Burnt, which symbolizes voluntary devotion of their very being and possessions to God, through complete consumption of sacrifice
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