The gospels' ritual impurity within frist-century Judaism Thiessen, Matthew Primary Author mixed material bibliography Michigan Baker Academic 2021 monographic en English

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xii, Bib. 212 p.; 22 cm "Utterly fresh and innovative, important both exegetically and ethically."--Paula Fredriksen, Review of Biblical Literature Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs--especially when considering his numerous encounters with the ritually impure. Matthew Thiessen corrects this popular misconception by placing Jesus within the Judaism of his day. Thiessen demonstrates that the Gospel writers depict Jesus opposing ritual impurity itself, not the Jewish ritual purity system or the Jewish law. This fresh interpretation of significant passages from the Gospels shows that throughout his life, Jesus destroys forces of death and impurity while upholding the Jewish law. Jesus 226.069781540964878 Perpustakaan STTB Bandung Theological Seminary 226.06 Thi j 06202600674 Non Fiction 226.06 Thi j Jesus_and_the_Forces_of_Death.jpg 100069 2026-06-12 11:19:22 2026-06-12 11:20:44 machine generated