Washing in water : trajectories of ritual bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature - Lawrence, Jonathan David (Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2006)
Questions about ritual bathing -- Washing in the Hebrew Bible -- Washing in the Second Temple literature -- Washing in the Dead Sea scrolls -- Development of ritual bathing: structures and practices -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Dead Sea scrolls; Mikveh; Purity, Ritual -- Judaism; Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D.; Greek literature, Hellenistic -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism