Purity, Holiness, and Identity in Judaism and Christianity

Carl S. Ehrlich (Herausgegeben von) Born 1956; 1991 PhD, Harvard University; since 1996 Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Humanities at York University, Canada.Anders Runesson (Herausgegeben von) Born 1968; 2001 PhD; 2002 Docent, Lund University; 2003-15 Professor of Early Christianity and Early Judaism, McMaster University, Canada; since 2015 Professor of New Testament in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo, Norway.Eileen Schuller (Herausgegeben von) Born 1946; 1984 PhD, Harvard University; since 1990 Professor of Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Canada.

• Preface David Seed: Susan Haber: A Brief Biography and Appreciation Part I: Ancient Israel Baruch J. Schwartz: MIQRA' QODEŠ and the Structure of Leviticus 23 - Eric Grossman: Everyman's Judgment Cometh From The LORD: Popular Perception of the Primary Purpose of the Cult - Ehud Ben Zvi: Purity Matters in the Book of Chronicles: A Kind of Prolegomenon Part II: Classical Antiquity Cecilia Wassen: Do You Have to Be Pure in a Metaphorical Temple? Sanctuary Metaphors and Construction of Sacred Space in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Paul's Letters - Stephen Westerholm: Is Nothing Sacred? Holiness in the Writings of Paul - Adele Reinhartz: The Temple Cleansing and the Death of Jesus - Thomas Kazen: Jesus and the Zavah: Implications for Interpreting Mark - Anders Runesson: Purity, Holiness, and the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew's Narrative World - Steve Mason: Pollution and Purification in Josephus's Judean War - Philip Harland: "The days seemed like years": Thessalos Prepares to Encounter the God Asklepios - Lily Vuong: The Impact of Social and Economic Status on the Experience of Martyrdom: A Case Study of Perpetua and Felicitas Part III: The Mediaeval and Modern Periods Martin I. Lockshin: Is Holiness Contagious? - Yedida Eisenstadt: Sanctification and Shame: Bialik's In the City of Slaughter in Light of Leviticus and Ezekiel - Eileen Schuller: Biblical Texts about Purity in Contemporary Christian Lectionaries