(+) The Idea of Purity in Ancient Judaism (1973 Neusner), book

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The Idea of Purity in Ancient Judaism (1973) is a book by Jacob Neusner.

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Published in Leiden: Brill, 1973.

Table of contents

  • Foreword
  • 1. The Biblical Legacy
  • 2. Ideas of Purity in the Literature of the Period of the Second Temple
  • 3. Purity in Talmudic Judaism
  • 4. The Idea of Purity in Ancient Judaism
  • Bibliography
  • Critique and Commentary (Mary Douglas, University College, London)
  • Index of Scriptures and Talmudic Passages

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