Impurity and purification in early Judaism and the Jesus tradition:

"This collection of" twelve "essays by Thomas Kazen focuses on issues of purity and purification in early Judaism and the Jesus tradition. During the late Second Temple period, Jewish purity practices became more prominent than before and underwent substantial developments. These essa...

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1. Verfasser: Kazen, Thomas 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Atlanta, GA SBL Press [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Resources for Biblical Study Number 98
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Zusammenfassung:"This collection of" twelve "essays by Thomas Kazen focuses on issues of purity and purification in early Judaism and the Jesus tradition. During the late Second Temple period, Jewish purity practices became more prominent than before and underwent substantial developments. These essays advance the ongoing conversation and debate about a number of key issues in the field, such as the relationship between ritual and morality, the role and function of metaphor, and the use of evolutionary and embodied perspectives. Kazen's research stands in constant dialogue with the major currents and main figures in purity research, including historical (origin, development, practice) and cognitive (evolutionary, emotional, conceptual) approaches."--
Beschreibung:xviii, 381 Seiten Diagramme 23 cm
ISBN:9781628374100