Getting Down and Dirty with Impurity

Among the Hebrew Bible’s most obscure, perhaps even alien concepts is the notion of impurity. Modern readers may wonder what is to be gained from the detailed instructions pertaining to the pollution (ṭum’ah) caused by genital emissions, disease, corpses, and creepy-crawly creatures (Leviticus 11-15...

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1. VerfasserIn: Feder, Yitzhaq 1977- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Jahr: 2024, Band: 50, Heft: 4, Seiten: 72-74
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Zusammenfassung:Among the Hebrew Bible’s most obscure, perhaps even alien concepts is the notion of impurity. Modern readers may wonder what is to be gained from the detailed instructions pertaining to the pollution (ṭum’ah) caused by genital emissions, disease, corpses, and creepy-crawly creatures (Leviticus 11-15; Numbers 19). Why are we so reluctant to think about—let alone […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Enthält:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review