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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811667803321

Autore

Klawans Jonathan

Titolo

Impurity and sin in ancient Judaism / / Jonathan Klawans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-19-535098-7

1-280-53073-1

1-4294-0478-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

296.3/2

Soggetti

Purity, Ritual - Biblical teaching

Purity, Ritual - Judaism - History of doctrines

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Sin - Biblical teaching

Sin - Judaism - History of doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.