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Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism
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Klawans as mentioned in this paper 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.Abstract:
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.read more
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