In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers

Title Pages
In the Wilderness…In the Days of Her Youth
Illustration
Preface to the Paperback Edition
	Who was the Priestly Editor?
	Dating and History
	Moral and Political Concerns
	Enclavism
	Aniconic Religion
	The Structure of Numbers
	Notes:
Preface
Maps and Diagrams
Abbreviations
The Book of Numbers in the Context of Comparative Religion
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Defilement
	2. The Intellectualist Bias
	3. Images, Magic and Monotheism
	4. The History
	Notes:
The Politics of Enclaves
	Abstract and Keywords
	1 A Cultural Typology
	2. The Enclave Repeater Mechanism
	3. The Fears of the Enclave
	4. Standard Solutions
	5. Moses as Leader of an Enclave
	6. Conclusion
	Notes:
A Priestly Hierarchy
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Anti-Hierarchical Bias
	2. Hierarchical Principles
	3. Contrapuntal Institutions
	4. Contrapuntal Thinking
	5. Hierarchy's Self-Celebration
	6. Kings and Leaders in the Bible
	Notes:
The Question of Literary Form
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Problems with the Unity of Numbers
	2. Antique Learning
	3. Myth's Spatial Framework
	4. Numbers' Commentary on Genesis
	Notes:
Twelve Sections in the Overall Pattern
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Identifying the Units of Structure
	2. Hebrew Poetic Structure
	3. Exceptions to the Rule
	4. Beginnings and Endings1
	5. Matching the Paired Sections
	6. Numbers in a Ring
The People of Israel Numbered
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Prologue
	2. Three Rebellions
	3. The Rod of Aaron
	4. Marking the Quarters
	5. Political Implications
The Laws
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. The Law Sections
	2. Purification
	3. Other Systems of Defilement
	4. Inadvertency
	Notes:
Israel, the Mystic Bride
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. The Laws for Women
	2. The Unfaithful Wife
	3. The Water of Purification
	4. Israel's Cup
	5. In the Days of her Youth
Twelve Tribes in Marching Order
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Inclusion and Exclusion
	2. The Twelve Tribes
	3. The Sons of Levi
	4. The Hierarchical Vision
	Notes:
Jacob's Prophecies: Two Story Rungs
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. First Story Rung
	2. Second Story Rung
	3. The Crises
	4. Reuben, Simeon and Levi
Israel Defiled: Miriam and her Brothers
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. Miriam
	2. Sister of Moses, Queen of Heaven
	3. Simeon and Levi
	4. Jacob and Esau
	5. Flesh Half-Consumed
	Note on Seraphim and Fiery Serpents David Goodman
	Notes:
Balaam and Balak: A Political Satire
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. The Story
	2. Balaam's Prophecies
	3. Ezra/Nehemiah in Factional Perspective
	4. Eliashib's Point of View
	Notes:
The Land and the Jubilee
	Abstract and Keywords
	1. The Men of Manasseh
	2. The Jubilee
	3. Peoples of the Land
	4. Nehemiah's Limited Jubilee
	5. The Inheritance of the People of Israel
	6. The Wilderness
	Notes:
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
Index of Authors