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Two Models of Biblical Purity: The Science of Ritual (The Bible and the Humanities) - Hardcover

Meshel, Naphtali S.

 
9780198883326: Two Models of Biblical Purity: The Science of Ritual (The Bible and the Humanities)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198883323 ISBN 13: 9780198883326
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Two Models of Biblical Purity investigates the ancient Israelite and early Jewish purity system, proposing a framework that distinguishes between two conceptual approaches to ritual pollution: the qualitative and quantitative models.

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About the Author

Naphtali S. Meshel, Associate Professor of Bible and Comparative Religion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Naphtali Meshel's research focuses on the Hebrew Bible in its ancient Near Eastern contexts and on its early interpreters. His research interests include law, ritual, and mechanisms of double entendre in Biblical and early Jewish writings. Within the broader study of religion, he has a particular interest in Sanskrit literature. His first book, The Grammar of Sacrifice, examines the ancient intuition that sacrificial rituals, like languages, are governed by "grammars." He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Bible and is a member of the Department of Comparative Religion at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he previously taught at the Russian State University for the Humanities and at Princeton University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198883323
ISBN 13 
9780198883326
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288