Jesus and the forces of death : the gospels' portrayal of ritual impurity within first-century Judaism
by Thiessen, Matthew, 1977- (Author)
Summary
"Correcting a popular misconception, this book demonstrates that the Gospel writers present Jesus within Judaism, opposing ritual impurity but not the Jewish law itself"-- Full description
- 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.