
Bloodless "Atonement": An Exegetical, Ritual, and Theological Analysis of Leviticus 5:11–13
Author(s) -
Caio Peres
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hebrew scriptures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1203-1542
DOI - 10.5508/jhs29566
Subject(s) - atonement , cult , theology , philosophy
According to Leviticus 5:11–13, semolina has the same ritual effect as blood. A thorough exegetical and ritual comparison between the חטאת of animals and the חטאת of semolina, or the מנחה-like חטאת, explains how this was possible. The results of this comparison are helpful in establishing the ritual effect of כפר as a process that defines the Priestly theology of the cult.