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The Concept of Purity at Qumran and in the Letters of Paul (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 53)

by Michael Newton (Author)
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This examination of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Letters of Paul finds that, in both these bodies of literature, religious self-understanding is expressed in terms of the concept of purity so important to primitive religion and earlier Judaism. Dr Newton contradicts the view held by most scholars that the traditional Jewish attitude to purity had no place in Christianity. By using the concept of purity not unlike that at Qumran or of Pharisaic and Rabbinic Judaism, Paul could elucidate his views on, among other things, the nature of the Church, the divine presence, the basis of ethical behaviour and the significance of the death of Jesus.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0521020581
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521020589
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    October 6, 2005
  5. Part of series
    Society for New Testament Studies Monograph
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.46 x 8.5 inches
  8. Print length
    184 pages
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This book examines religious self-understanding in terms of the concept of purity.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (October 6, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521020581
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521020589
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.46 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 3

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4.0 out of 5 stars Similar points of holiness but not dependence
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Good comparison between the ideas of purity and isolation found in Qumran and Paul. Although this similarity is probably due to just a common Jewish understand of the 1st century.
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