Ritual and Morality
The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism
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- Author: Hyam Maccoby, University of Leeds
- Date Published: April 2011
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The book explains clearly the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible. Maccoby focuses on the various human conditions (corpse impurity, menstruation, childbirth, sexual intercourse, and certain diseases), which are not sinful, but which disqualify Israelites from entering the Temple unless they have been purified. Various recent theories of the origin and meaning of the rules of ritual purity are discussed, and common misconceptions are corrected. New solutions are proposed for various problems. This is the first book on the subject that is accessible to the specialist and nonspecialist reader alike.
Read more- Readability - intelligible to the non-specialist reader, and includes useful summaries of features of each source of impurity
- Stresses the implications of the subject for New Testament studies, and corrects previous misapprehensions in this area
- Proposes new theories for the origin of the Red Cow and Scapegoat theories
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"This volume should be purchased by specialized libraries of Judaica and of early Christianity, in addition to general research libraries." Religious Studies Review
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- Date Published: April 2011
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511835124
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The sources of impurity: the human corpse
2. The corpse in the tent: an excursus
3. The sources of impurity: menstruation
4. The sources of impurity: childbirth, the Zab and Zabah
5. Normal emissions
6. Animals and purity
7. Impurity and sacrifices
8. The Red Cow: part one
9. The Red Cow: part two
10. Leprosy
11. The purification of the leper
12. Corpse and leper: an excursus
13. Ritual purity in the New Testament
14. Milgrom on purity in the Bible
15. From demons to ethics
16. Ritual purity and morality
Appendices.
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