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Peter Altmann

Banned Birds

The Birds of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14
[Verbotene Vögel. Die Vögel in Levitikus 11 und Deuteronomium 14.]
2019. X, 186 pages.
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  • 978-3-16-158163-2
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Summary
In this study, Peter Altmann addresses the difficult question of why the Hebrew Bible prohibits consumption of certain birds by placing these birds within the overall appearances of birds in the archaeology, texts, and iconography of the Ancient Near East and within the Bible itself.

Archaeology and Bible (ArchB)