Did Jews Rinse their Hands 'with a Fist' (Mark 7.3)?

According to UBS5 and NA28, Mark 7.3 says that Pharisees and other Jews do not eat unless they rinse their hands 'with a fist' (?????). This notorious crux interpretum has resisted all efforts to give it a plausible meaning. The present article reviews these efforts and suggests that it is...

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Main Author: Burkett, Delbert 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2019]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-147
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Markusevangelium 7,3 / pygmē / Hand / Cleaning
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B rinsing hands
B with a fist
B washing hands
B Mark 7.3
B Bible. Markusevangelium 7,3
B handwashing
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