| Gentile Impurities and Jewish Identities: Intermarriage and Conversion from the Bible to the Talmud Contributor(s): Hayes, Christine E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195151208 ISBN-13: 9780195151206 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: In ancient Jewish culture the ideas of purity and impurity defined the socio-cultural boundaries between Jews and Gentiles. Hayes argues that different views of the possibility of conversion, based on varying ideas about Gentile impurity, were the key factor in the formation of Jewish sects in the second temple period, and in the separation of the early Christian Church from what later became rabbinic Judaism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 296.090 |
| LCCN: 2001051154 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.35" W x 9.26" (1.33 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: In ancient Jewish culture the ideas of purity and impurity defined the socio-cultural boundaries between Jews and Gentiles. Hayes argues that different views of the possibility of conversion, based on varying ideas about Gentile impurity, were the key factor in the formation of Jewish sects in the second temple period, and in the separation of the early Christian Church from what later became rabbinic Judaism. |