PERSPECTIVES ON PURITY AND PURIFICATION IN THE BIBLE

Baruch J. Schwartz, David P. Wright, Jeffrey Stackert, Naphtali S. Meshel

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Abstract

This book is a collection of essays on purification and atonement in the Hebrew Bible that provides new insights into the discussion of these ideas by looking at the values of sociological and anthropological approaches to the topics. The collection also examines multivalence and polyvalence in ritual and asks to what extent it is possible to speak of the function or meaning of ritual, even within the highly systematic priestly texts.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Number of pages118
ISBN (Electronic)9780567447111
ISBN (Print)9780567028327
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2008

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© 2008 by Baruch J. Schwartz, David P. Wright, Jeffrey Stackert, and Naphtali S. Meshel. All rights reserved.

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