Impurity and sin in ancient Judaism / Jonathan Klawans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klawans, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Theology.

Bible.

Purity, Ritual--Biblical teaching.

Purity, Ritual.

Purity, Ritual--Judaism--History of doctrines.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Sin--Biblical teaching.

Sin.

Sin--Judaism--History of doctrines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Contents; Part I: Ritual and Moral Impurity in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism; Introduction; 1. Ritual and Moral Impurity in the Hebrew Bible; 2. Moral Impurity in the Second Temple Period; Part II: Ritual and Moral Impurity in Ancient Jewish Literature; Part II: Introduction; 3. Impurity and Sin in the Literature of Qumran; 4. Ritual Impurity and Sin in Tannaitic Literature; 5. Siluk Ha-Shekhinah: Sin, Defilement, and the Departure of the Divine Presence; Excursus 1: Gentiles and Gentile Lands; 6. Ritual and Moral Impurity in the New Testament; Summary and Conclusion; Notes

BibliographyIndex of Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-19-535098-7

1-280-53073-1

1-4294-0478-7

OCLC:

476007901