Difficult texts
The crime of bestiality (Exodus 22.19)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5760974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Phillips (0000-0001-7000-7847, Oxford, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 366-368 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-571X • E-ISSN: 2044-2696 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0040571x221119281 |
| OpenAlex | W4296894565 |
| Language | EN |
Comparison of Exodus 22.19 with the later legislation of Leviticus 20.15-16 raises a number of difficulties as to how the former text should be interpreted. It is suggested that this sole sexual crime in the Book of the Covenant was designed to prevent a physical union with Yahweh through intercourse with a sacrificial animal
Covenant · Criminology · Legislation · Political science · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Demography · Development, Ethics, and Society · History · Law · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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