Ritual and morality ritual purity system and its place judaism

The book explains clearly the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible. Maccoby focuses on the various human conditions (corpse impurity, menstruation, ... 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Thistitleisnotcurrentlyavailableforinspection.However,ifyouareinterestedinthetitleforyourcoursewecanconsiderofferinganinspectioncopy.Toregisteryourinterestpleasecontactasiamktg@cambridge.orgprovidingdetailsofthecourseyouareteaching. × × Description Productfilterbutton Description Contents Resources Courses AbouttheAuthors ThebookdescribesindetailtheritualpuritysystemoftheHebrewBible,anditsdevelopmentintothesystemoftherabbis.Certainhumanconditionsrequirepurificationbeforecontactismadewithholyfoodsorareas.Recentscholarlytheories(Milgrom,Neusner,Douglas)arediscussed,andnewtheoriesareproposedfortheoriginoftheRedCowandScapegoatrites.Itisarguedthattheimpuritiesconcernedallderivefromthehumancycleofgeneration,birthanddeath,fromwhichtheSanctuaryistobeguarded;notbecauseitneedsprotectionfromdemonicpowers(asinotherancientpuritysystems),butbecauseofthereverenceduetothedivinepresence.Whilethepriestlycodeofholinessdisplaystracesofearlierconceptions,itsritualhaslosturgentsalvificforce,andhasbecomeaprotocolfortheTempleandadedicatorycodeforapriestlypeople;thesourcesdistinguishitfromuniversalmorality.Readability-intelligibletothenon-specialistreader,andincludesusefulsummariesoffeaturesofeachsourceofimpurity StressestheimplicationsofthesubjectforNewTestamentstudies,andcorrectspreviousmisapprehensionsinthisarea ProposesnewtheoriesfortheoriginoftheRedCowandScapegoattheoriesReadmoreReviews&endorsementsReviewofthehardback: 'Thereisnodoubtinmymindthatitwillreplaceallothertreatmentsonthesubject.' ProfessorJacobMilgromReviewofthehardback: 'Thisconcise,tightly-arguedvolume…makesimportantcontributionstocontemporarydiscussionsofthemotivationsandsignificanceofboththebiblicalandtherabbinicritualpuritysystems.'ChristineHayes,TheJewishQuarterlyReviewSeemorereviews Customerreviews NotyetreviewedBethefirsttoreview Logintoreview Reviewwasnotpostedduetoprofanity × ,createareview (Ifyou'renot,signout) Pleaseentertherightcaptchavalue Pleaseenterastarrating. Yourreviewmustbeaminimumof12words. Howdoyouratethisitem? Reviewsmustcontainatleast12wordsabouttheproduct. × Productdetails DatePublished:July1999format:Hardbackisbn:9780521495400length:246pages dimensions:216x140x18mmweight:0.46kgavailability:Available TableofContentsPreface1.Thesourcesofimpurity:thehumancorpse2.Thecorpseinthetent:anexcursus3.Thesourcesofimpurity:menstruation4.Thesourcesofimpurity:childbirth,theZabandZabah5.Normalemissions6.Animalsandpurity7.Impurityandsacrifices8.TheRedCow:partone9.TheRedCow:parttwo10.Leprosy11.Thepurificationoftheleper12.Corpseandleper:anexcursus13.RitualpurityintheNewTestament14.MilgromonpurityintheBible15.Fromdemonstoethics16.RitualpurityandmoralityAppendices.LookInsideMarketingExcerpt(596KB)TableofContents(57KB)FrontMatter(364KB)Index(425KB)CopyrightInformationPage(74KB)AuthorHyamMaccoby,UniversityofLeeds ThistitleisavailableforinstitutionalpurchaseviaCambridgeCore CambridgeCoreoffersaccesstoacademiceBooksfromourworld-renownedpublishingprogramme. 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