steven
i think i might describe the subject matter with:
1) Bible. $p O.T. $p Deuteronomy XXI 1-9
2) Atonement (Judaism) $x Biblical teaching
and just maybe
3) Sacrifice in the Bible
this is, of course, nothing but kentucky windage and as always with these
things there are many, many potential s
Hi Steve - I would like to encourage you to submit 'Eglah 'arufah as a
subject heading via the Judaica SACO Funnel. The funnel was established to
encourage and enable catalogers at non-PCC member institutions to
contribute subject headings of relevance to Jewish Studies and Hebraica.
If you a
You may wish to propose 'Eglah 'arufah as a subject heading. There's an
article in EJ, so it would be very easy to justify it. There is also a heading
Atonement (Prayer)--Judaism. And as Stanley suggested, you can assign a
subject for the pesukim, if the work addresses the ritual and its bibli
: "Stanley Nachamie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Subject headings help...
> I know there are some
subject headings that consist of> the name of a Biblical book, specifying
a certain>
I have seen records that would classify it under Bible. Deut.
21:1-9. I guess I would look for headings under murder and
guilt.
MRS
At 01:05 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:

I have a book in hand about the meaning of the formulaic
statement of innocence/request for forgiveness recited by the elders
I know there are some subject headings that consist of
the name of a Biblical book, specifying a certain
chapter and verses.
Have you checked if there is such a heading for
Deuteronomy 21:1-9?
Or perhaps there is a subject heading for this
particular ceremony.
Hope this helps.
-Stanley Nachamie
I have a book in hand about the meaning of the
formulaic statement of innocence/request for forgiveness recited by the elders
of a city during the Eglah Arufah ceremony, in which a cow that has not
yet been used for labor is slaughtered to atone for the finding of
a murdered body in the out
