MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Book Of Leviticus

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8 Dec 2018

School

UCSD

Department

Making of the Modern World

Course

MMW 11

Professor

David Jordan

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11/5/18

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Chartermyths:storiesthatjustifysubsequentpractices

ModernJudaismfocusesonthis&thepast

Constantjustificationofmodernthingsbasedinhistory

HeavyinfluenceofpastoralismonalllaterJewishlife

Stronginfluenceofpatriarchy

Importanceofanimals

Sacrificinganimals

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18001700bc:Abraham

● Beginningguy

● FromUrtoHarantoCanaan

● Becomesapastoralist

● Domesticdisharmony

○ Sarahvthesecondwifenumber2hadkid

● Circumcision

○ Practicedbyancientgroupsincanaan

○ BadgeofaffiliationtoGod’slaw

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1300:Moses

● HadmigratedtoEgypt

● RumorofnewkingtoHebrewsinEgypt

○ Mosesfloattoriverasbaby

● Forcedtofleebchekillsaguard

○ Fleesandisadoptedbyfamily

● Burningbush

○ GodtellshimtodeliverHebrewsoutofEgypt

○ Inflictsplaguesandstuff

● Wanderingdesert(40yrs)

○ Receives10commandments

■ Ppldownnotonmountainworshippinggoldencalf

○ Toldthatcanaanistheirsaslongastheyfollowtheten

commandments

○ Leviticus^

● Observationofrulesaffiliatesw/community

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