Purity and Monotheism: Clean and Unclean Animals in Biblical Law

Author:   Walter Houston
Publisher:   Continuum International Publishing Group
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9786611804237


Pages:   321
Publication Date:   01 February 1993
Format:   Electronic book text
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Purity and Monotheism: Clean and Unclean Animals in Biblical Law


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The distinction between clean and unclean animals, probably originating in tensions between shepherds and farmers, is in the biblical laws of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 transformed into an important theological principle. In this wide-ranging and elegantly written study, Houston argues that the avoidance of 'unclean' foods is a mark of the exclusive devotion of Israel to one god. In a concluding chapter, it is suggested that the abolition of the distinction in early Christianity corresponds to the universal horizon of the new faith.

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Author:   Walter Houston
Publisher:   Continuum International Publishing Group
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group
ISBN:  

9786611804237


ISBN 10:   6611804234
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   01 February 1993
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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