Washing in water : trajectories of ritual bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature /

Washing in water : trajectories of ritual bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Lawrence, Jonathan David.
Imprint:Atlanta, GA : Society of Biblical Literature, c2006.
Description:xix, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Society of Biblical literature. Academia Biblica ; no. 23
Academia Biblica (Series) (Society of Biblical Literature) ; no. 23.
Subject:
Bible. -- Old Testament. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Bible. -- Old Testament.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Mikveh.
Purity, Ritual -- Judaism.
Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D.
Greek literature, Hellenistic -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.
Greek literature, Hellenistic.
Greek literature -- Jewish authors.
Judaism.
Mikveh.
Purity, Ritual -- Judaism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6110815
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ISBN:9781589831995 (paper binding : alk. paper)
1589831993 (paper binding : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Credits
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Questions About Ritual Bathing
  • Introduction
  • State of the Question
  • Method
  • Contributions
  • Chapter 2. Washing in the Hebrew Bible
  • Introduction
  • Vocabulary
  • Washing for Ritual Purity
  • General Washing
  • Priestly Washing
  • Washing for Theophanies
  • Distribution
  • Metaphorical Uses of Washing
  • Distribution
  • Observations and Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Washing in the Second Temple Literature
  • Introduction
  • Vocabulary
  • Washing for Ritual Purity
  • General Washing
  • Priestly Washing
  • New Uses of Washing in the Second Temple Period
  • Distribution
  • Metaphorical Uses of Washing
  • Distribution
  • Initiatory Uses of Washing
  • Distribution
  • Observations and Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Washing in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Introduction
  • Vocabulary
  • Washing for Ritual Purity
  • General Washing
  • Agreements that Washing was Required
  • Agreements That Washing was not Required
  • Cases where the Scrolls Lack Washing Seen in the Hebrew Bible
  • Priestly Washing
  • New Uses of Ritual Washing in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Distribution
  • Metaphorical Uses of Washing
  • Alternate Forms of Washing
  • References to Other Forms of Impurity
  • Other Isolated Metaphorical Uses
  • Allegorical Explanations
  • Living Water
  • Distribution
  • Initiatory Uses of Washing
  • Distribution
  • Practice of Ritual Washing in the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Observations and Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Development of Ritual Bathing: Structures and Practices
  • Introduction
  • Evidence from Different Regions
  • Ancient Palestine
  • Dating of Miqva'ot
  • Style and Architecture
  • Divided Steps
  • Other Common Features
  • Volume
  • Single and Double Pools
  • Diaspora
  • Transjordan
  • Tell es-Sa' idiyeh
  • Tell el-'Umeiri
  • Al-Maghtas
  • Machaerus
  • Atruz
  • Qumran
  • Date of Pools at Qumran
  • Styles of Miqva'ot at Qumran
  • Relationship between Ritual Bathing Structures and Other Practices
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Conclusion
  • Introduction
  • Observations
  • Analysis
  • Future Directions
  • Figures
  • Appendix A. Comparison of Purity in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Literature, and Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Appendix B. Textual References
  • Appendix C. MIQVA'OT
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Scripture Index

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