Ritual and morality : the ritual purity system and its place in Judaism /

The book describes in detail the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible, and its development into the system of the rabbis. Certain human conditions require purification before contact is made with holy foods or areas. Recent scholarly theories (Milgrom, Neusner, Douglas) are discussed, and new th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maccoby, Hyam, 1924-2004
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Bible. > Leviticus > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Leviticus
Purity, Ritual > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Purity, Ritual > Biblical teaching.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Pureté rituelle > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
Pureté rituelle > Enseignement biblique.
Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Purity, Ritual > Biblical teaching
Purity, Ritual > Judaism > History of doctrines
Rabbinical literature
Jodendom.
Riten.
Reinheid.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 zabah and zab
  • 5. Normal emission of semen
  • 6. Animals and purity
  • 7. Impurity and sacrifices
  • 8. The Red Cow: the paradoxes
  • 9. The Red Cow and niddah
  • 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
  • App. A. The haberim
  • App. B. The rabbinic system of grades of impurity.

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