Purity, holiness, and identity in Judaism and Christianity : essays in memory of Susan Haber /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ehrlich, Carl S., Runesson, Anders, Schuller, Eileen M., 1946-, Haber, Susan, 1957-2006
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2013]
Series:	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 305.
Subjects:	Haber, Susan, > 1957-2006. Purity, Ritual > Judaism > History of doctrines. Purity, Ritual > Christianity > History of doctrines. Holiness > Judaism. Holiness > Christianity.

Table of Contents:

A brief biography and appreciation / David C. Seed
Miqraʼ Qodesh and the structure of Leviticus 23 / Baruch J. Schwartz
Everyman's judgment cometh from the LORD: popular perception of the primary purpose of the cult / Eric Grossman
Purity matters in the Book of Chronicles: a kind of prolegomenon / Ehud Ben Zvi
Do you have to be pure in a metaphorical temple? : sanctuary metaphors and construction of sacred space in the Dead Sea scrolls and Paul's letters / Cecilia Wassen
Is nothing sacred? : holiness in the writings of Paul / Stephen Westerholm
The Temple cleansing and the death of Jesus / Adele Reinhartz
Jesus and the zavah: implications for interpreting Mark / Thomas Kazen
Purity, holiness, and the kingdom of heaven in Matthew's narrative world / Anders Runesson
Pollution and purification in Josephus's Judean war / Steve Mason
"The days seemed like years": Thessalos prepares to encounter the god Asklepios / Philip A. Harland
The impact of social and economic status on the experience of martyrdom: a case study of Perpetua and Felicitas / Lily Vuong
Is holiness contagious? / Martin I. Lockshin
Sanctification and shame: Bialik's In the city of slaughter in light of Leviticus and Ezekiel / Yedida Eisenstat
Biblical texts about purity in contemporary Christian lectionaries / Eileen Schuller.