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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: x, 372 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195162639 (alk. paper)
  • 0195162633 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.4/92 22
LOC classification:
  • BS680.S2 K53 2006
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Contents:
Sacrifice and purity -- The twisted fortunes of related ritual structures -- The sacrificial process of ancient Israel -- Rethinking the prophetic critique -- Temple as cosmos or temple in the cosmos -- Priests, purity, sacrifice, and angels -- Sinful people, impure priests, and inadequate structures -- The temple as defiled and rejected -- The purity of the Second Temple in Rabbinic literature -- The Last Supper, the temple incident, and the "spiritualization" of scarifice in the New Testament.
Item type: Book
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-350) and indexes.

Sacrifice and purity -- The twisted fortunes of related ritual structures -- The sacrificial process of ancient Israel -- Rethinking the prophetic critique -- Temple as cosmos or temple in the cosmos -- Priests, purity, sacrifice, and angels -- Sinful people, impure priests, and inadequate structures -- The temple as defiled and rejected -- The purity of the Second Temple in Rabbinic literature -- The Last Supper, the temple incident, and the "spiritualization" of scarifice in the New Testament.

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