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.