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Jesus and the forces of death the gospels' portrayal of ritual impurity within first-century Judaism

"Correcting a popular misconception, this book demonstrates that the Gospel writers present Jesus within Judaism, opposing ritual impurity but not the Jewish law itself"--

Main Author:	Thiessen, Matthew, 1977- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]
Subjects:	Bible. > Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Purity, Ritual > Christianity > Biblical teaching. Purity, Ritual > Judaism > Biblical teaching. Jewish law. Christianity and other religions > Judaism. Judaism > Relations > Christianity.

Table of Contents:

1. Mapping Jesus's world
2. Jesus in a world of ritual impurity
3. Jesus and the walking dead
4. Jesus and the dead womb
5. Jesus and the dead
6. Jesus and demonic impurity
7. Jesus, healing, and the Sabbath life
Conclusion
Appendix: Jesus and the dietary laws.

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