{"product_id":"the-sacrificial-service","title":"The Sacrificial Service","description":"\u003csection class=\"gKxiy2Btv5eDkR\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FBCO2s6thAjoEx\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bZCFNWzlen4bL_\" data-testid=\"description-content-area\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ibk99ptVTfUfda\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TTb5N2DgAn9VHs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ak-renderer-wrapper is-full-width css-1jke4yk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"css-liefp6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ak-renderer-document\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003eFor many, the world of sacrifices lies at the farthest edge of the Torah – a realm of altars and animals that feels remote from the concerns of modern life. Yet the opening chapters of Leviticus remind us that this seemingly distant domain once pulsed with the very heartbeat of Israel’s spiritual life.\u003cbr data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"hardBreak\" data-prosemirror-node-inline=\"true\"\u003eProf. Jonathan Grossman examines these chapters with exquisite sensitivity and seeks to uncover the values and inner logic behind each offering – and so presents a new perspective on sacrifices that can make this complex world accessible to the contemporary reader. What kind of religious consciousness is expressed through the voluntary burnt offering, grain offering, and peace offering? How do the obligatory sin and guilt offerings shape responsibility, repair, and return?\u003cbr data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"hardBreak\" data-prosemirror-node-inline=\"true\"\u003eFollowing the sequence of the biblical verses, the author situates his analysis within an ongoing dialogue spanning the halakhic midrashim, medieval commentators, and modern scholarship.\u003cbr data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"hardBreak\" data-prosemirror-node-inline=\"true\"\u003eThrough close attention to legal details, literary structure, and word choice, \u003cem\u003eThe Sacrificial Service: Gestures of Flesh and Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the distinct religious intention embodied each sacrifice, and the\u003cbr data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"hardBreak\" data-prosemirror-node-inline=\"true\"\u003eparticular form of spiritual expression it offers to the one who brings it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Maggid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796168442176,"sku":"9781592647309","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0229\/0080\/1614\/files\/9781592647309.jpg?v=1776345270","url":"https:\/\/korenpub.com\/products\/the-sacrificial-service","provider":"Koren Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}