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

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Author(s): Lawrence, J.
Series: Academia Biblica 23
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 315
City: Leiden; Boston

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Tables......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Photo Credits......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
1. Questions About Ritual Bathing......Page 22
2. Washing in the Hebrew Bible......Page 44
3. Washing in the Second Temple Literature......Page 64
4. Washing in the Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 102
5. Development of Ritual Bathing: Structures and Practices......Page 176
6. Conclusion......Page 206
Figures......Page 224
Appendix A: Comparison of Purity in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Literature, and Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 240
Appendix B: Textual References......Page 242
Appendix C: Miqva'ot......Page 272
Selected Bibliography......Page 290
Author Index......Page 302
Scripture Index......Page 306