Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Part I: Ritual and Moral Impurity in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
1. Ritual and Moral Impurity in the Hebrew Bible......Page 36
2. Moral Impurity in the Second Temple Period......Page 58
Part II: Ritual and Moral Impurity in Ancient Jewish Literature......Page 76
Introduction......Page 78
3. Impurity and Sin in the Literature of Qumran......Page 82
4. Ritual Impurity and Sin in Tannaitic Literature......Page 107
5. Siluk Ha-Shekhinah: Sin, Defilement, and the Departure of the Divine Presence......Page 133
6. Ritual and Moral Impurity in the New Testament......Page 151
Summary and Conclusion......Page 173
Introduction......Page 178
1. Ritual and Moral Impurity in the Hebrew Bible......Page 186
2. Moral Impurity in the Second Temple Period......Page 192
Part II. Introduction......Page 201
3. Impurity and Sin in the Literature of Qumran......Page 202
4. Ritual Impurity and Sin in Tanaaitic Literature......Page 209
5. Siluk ha-Shekhinah: Sin, Defilement, and the Departure of the Divine Presence......Page 219
Bibliography......Page 232
Index of Citations......Page 242
General Index......Page 251