Part One: The Selamim Sacrifice -- Introduction -- The Ugaritic evidence -- The biblical evidence: Order and meaning in the Israelite cult ; The olah as attraction and invocation ; The distinctive role of the Selamim ; Sacrifices and the covenant ; Votive offerings and the Selamim ; The changing character of the Selamim in Israelite religion
Part two: Sacrifices of expiation -- Introduction -- The verb Kipper and its derivates ; The syntax of Kipper and Biblical notions of expiation ; Kipper and the Israelite blood rites ; Magic, purity and biblical monotheism ; The 'asam sacrifice ; The hatta't sacrifice ; Adaptations of the Hatta't ; The Hatta't of the people in the regular cult -- The term Zebah and related forms -- Punic evidence for the term Slm -- Observations on k-pr in some semitic languages -- Notes on certain terms for sacrifice
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-142) and index
