Irrevocable Herem: Property, Animals, and the Difficult Human Case

Where this fits in the story: Herem is an ancient dedicated/banned category whose meaning varies by context; priestly-property use must not automatically be collapsed into warfare destruction texts.

Where Scripture takes it next: No NT writer explains or spiritualizes Leviticus 27:29's human herem case.

Evidence boundary: Verse 29 is lethal and difficult. It does not explain who may place whom under human herem or in what precise legal circumstances. A careful reading should not call it ordinary human sacrifice, but do not spiritualize the death away either.