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Impurity and sin in ancient Judaism / Jonathan Klawans.
Van Pelt Library BS1199.P95 K55 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klawans, Jonathan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Purity, Ritual--Biblical teaching.
- Purity, Ritual.
- Purity, Ritual--Judaism--History of doctrines.
- Sin--Biblical teaching.
- Sin.
- Sin--Judaism--History of doctrines.
- Sin--Judaism.
- Bible. Old Testament--Theology.
- Bible.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Theology.
- Purity, Ritual--Judaism.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 242 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book examines the ways in which two distinct biblical conceptions of impurity-"ritual" and "moral"-were interpreted in the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and the New Testament. In examining the evolution of ancient Jewish attitudes towards sin and defilement, Klawans sheds light on a fascinating but previously neglected topic.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0195132904
- OCLC:
- 41482328
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