Comparative mythology corpus

extraction.leviticus.holiness_code

extraction.leviticus.holiness_code

---
record_id: extraction.leviticus.holiness_code
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
passage_locator:
  label: Leviticus 19:2-18, 30-37
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy... you shall love your
    neighbor as yourself.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The congregation is commanded to be holy because Yahweh is holy.
  category: command
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The passage commands Sabbath keeping and reverence for the sanctuary.
  category: command
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Harvest edges and gleanings are left for the poor and the foreigner.
  category: command
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: The passage prohibits theft, deceit, oppression, unjust judgment, vengeance,
    and grudges.
  category: prohibition
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:5
  text: Neighbor love and fair measures are commanded.
  category: command
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: Holy divine speaker named as the basis for the commands.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: children of Israel
  description: Congregation addressed by the holiness commands.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: holiness
  literal_form: holy
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: sabbath
  literal_form: Sabbaths
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: gleanings
  literal_form: gleanings
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: neighbor_love
  literal_form: love your neighbor as yourself
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:5
  label: just_measures
  literal_form: just balances, just weights
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Leviticus 19:2-18, 30-37
  summary: Holiness is expressed through worship boundaries, social obligations, care
    for vulnerable people, neighbor love, and just measures.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: holiness_code
  taxonomy_refs:
  - holiness_code
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: ethical_command
  taxonomy_refs:
  - ethical_command
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
  label: social_care
  taxonomy_refs:
  - social_care
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage frames holiness as a pattern of ritual reverence and social conduct.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Leviticus 19:2-18, 30-37
  quote_or_summary: You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy... you shall
    love your neighbor as yourself.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Leviticus.