Halakah and Mark 7.3: ‘with the hand in the shape of a fist’
This article argues that πυγμῇ in Mark 7.3 is not as mysterious as much of the history of scholarship has suggested. It seems clear that πυγμῇ reflects a known purity practice in early Jewish law concerned with using the minimal amount of water required for hand-washing. The hand would be sufficient...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2012
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New Testament studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-68 |
| Further subjects: | B
Halakah
B immersion B Purity B Mark 7.3 B Hand-washing |
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