Lecture 09 - The Priestly Legacy: Cult and Sacrifice, Purity and Holiness in Leviticus and Numbers. In this lecture, the Priestly source (P) found primarily in Leviticus and Numbers is introduced. The symbolism of the sacrificial cult and purity system, the differences between moral and ritual impurity, as well as holiness and purity are explained within the Priestly context.
The concept of holiness and imitatio dei, or human imitation of God, is explained. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 09 - The Priestly Legacy: Cult and Sacrifice, Purity and Holiness in Leviticus and Numbers
Time
Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]
1. Introduction to the Israelite Sanctuary
[00:09:19]
2. The Priestly Conceptions of Holiness and Time
[00:13:36]
3. Holiness, Purity, Moral and Ritual Impurity
[00:23:30]
4. Ritual Purification, Sacrifices and Offerings, and "Imitatio Dei"
[00:29:13]
5. Moral Impurity, Defiling the Land and Purification