Why does an ordinary doorway become a holy boundary, marked by blood, protection and promises?

In The Threshold Covenant, H. Clay Trumbull explores religious customs gathered around the entrance to a home. He brings reports from travelers, missionaries and scholars alongside the Bible. His central claim is striking: sacrifice at the threshold belongs among the oldest rites of worship and leaves traces in later religion.

Doorposts, lambs, brides, guests and house builders give this study its concrete focus. Trumbull reads the Passover story in Exodus through his argument about blood and covenant. He also examines customs of hospitality and offerings at new homes. His examples invite comparison.

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• The doorway as boundary Explore why, in Trumbull’s account, a household entrance carries religious meaning beyond its everyday use.
• Blood and a promise Follow his argument that sacrifice at the doorstep seals a covenant and protects the household.
• A reading of Passover See how Trumbull connects the lamb and marked doorposts in Exodus with wider threshold customs.
• Guests and brides Consider the protected line crossed by visitors and brides in the customs Trumbull brings together.
• Offerings for a home Examine reports of sacrifices made when a house is begun or entered for the first time.

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비교종교학, 민속학, 고대사, 성경의 배경에 관심이 있다면 즐겁게 읽을 수 있어요. 하나의 대담한 발상으로 모든 대륙의 풍습을 설명하는 작가를 좋아하는 분에게도 잘 맞아요.