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Purity, sacrifice, and the temple : symbolism and supersessionism in the study of ancient Judaism /

Jonathan Klawans examines the relationship between purity and sacrifice in ancient Judaism, asserting that purification and sacrifice are inter-related and arguing that, like purity, sacrifice ought not to be dismissed as a curious and repulsive behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klawans, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
Temple de Jérusalem (Jérusalem)
Sacrifice > Biblical teaching.
Purity, Ritual > Biblical teaching.
Temple of God.
Sacrifice > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Purity, Ritual > Judaism > History of doctrines.
Sacrifice > Enseignement biblique.
Pureté rituelle > Enseignement biblique.
Temple de Dieu.
Sacrifice > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
Pureté rituelle > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Purity, Ritual > Biblical teaching
Purity, Ritual > Judaism > History of doctrines
Sacrifice > Biblical teaching
Temple of God
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Jonathan Klawans examines the relationship between purity and sacrifice in ancient Judaism, asserting that purification and sacrifice are inter-related and arguing that, like purity, sacrifice ought not to be dismissed as a curious and repulsive behaviour.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 372 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-350) and indexes.
ISBN:9780198036838
0198036833
0195162633
9780195162639