The Signifying Creator: Nontextual Sources of Meaning in Ancient Judaism

Contents

| vii Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction: Outside the Text 1 2. Myths of Creation 13 3. The Semiotics of the Priestly Vestments 33 4. Divination and Its Discontents 55 5. Bubbling Blood and Rolling Bones 75 6. Conclusions: The Signifying Creator 91 Notes 95 Index 117 About the Author 120 This page intentionally left blank ...