Watertight and Rock Solid: stepped pools and chalk vessels as expressions of jewish ritual purity
The article discusses archaeological excavations of stepped pools and chalk vessels as expressions of Jewish Ritual Purity. It mentions that of stepped pools and chalk vessels reveals that the two phenomena manifested along distinct cultural lines and they appear unambiguously in areas of Jewish set...
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Biblical archaeology review
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| Further subjects: | B
GIBSON, Shimon
B Jews B ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations B Human settlements B chalk B IMPLEMENTS, utensils, etc B Israel |
| Summary: | The article discusses archaeological excavations of stepped pools and chalk vessels as expressions of Jewish Ritual Purity. It mentions that of stepped pools and chalk vessels reveals that the two phenomena manifested along distinct cultural lines and they appear unambiguously in areas of Jewish settlement. It also mentions that Shimon Gibson argued that these vessels had a general, utilitarian function not associated with any religious beliefs. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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