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“ They Shall Purify Themselves”: Essays on Purity in Early Judaism by Susan Haber (review)

“ They Shall Purify Themselves”: Essays on Purity in Early Judaism by Susan Haber (review) a new world, a new order of meaning, one in which Israel is commanded to rejoice" (p. 80). In the final analysis, this book is well conceived and thorough. Close readings of the biblical text inform the critique of biblical scholars past and their assumptions. Thelle's conclusions are drawn judiciously, and exegetes will build on them in the future, especially in analyses of Deuteronomy and the books that surround it. In fact, this study points out one distinct horizon of future research. While focusing on the relationship between Deuteronomy and DtrH, Thelle on more than one occasion appeals to materials in Genesis­Numbers, or the Tetrateuch. Her exegetical work suggests that there are important literary relationships between Deuteronomy and the four books preceding it. In particular, she rebuts Moshe Weinfeld's theory that on the issue of cult centralization Deuteronomy is fundamentally opposed to the view expressed in the Priestly writings. She argues that there are affinities between "Deuteronomy's understanding of cult centralization and the implicit expression of this idea" in P (p. 106, and later p. 206). Indeed, it is intriguing to study the points of contact between cultic legislation in D and P toward a better understanding of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hebrew Studies National Association of Professors of Hebrew

“ They Shall Purify Themselves”: Essays on Purity in Early Judaism by Susan Haber (review)

Hebrew Studies , Volume 56 (1) – Dec 11, 2015
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a new world, a new order of meaning, one in which Israel is commanded to rejoice" (p. 80). In the final analysis, this book is well conceived and thorough. Close readings of the biblical text inform the critique of biblical scholars past and their assumptions. Thelle's conclusions are drawn judiciously, and exegetes will build on them in the future, especially in analyses of Deuteronomy and the books that surround it. In fact, this study points out one distinct horizon of future research. While focusing on the relationship between Deuteronomy and DtrH, Thelle on more than one occasion appeals to materials in Genesis­Numbers, or the Tetrateuch. Her exegetical work suggests that there are important literary relationships between Deuteronomy and the four books preceding it. In particular, she rebuts Moshe Weinfeld's theory that on the issue of cult centralization Deuteronomy is fundamentally opposed to the view expressed in the Priestly writings. She argues that there are affinities between "Deuteronomy's understanding of cult centralization and the implicit expression of this idea" in P (p. 106, and later p. 206). Indeed, it is intriguing to study the points of contact between cultic legislation in D and P toward a better understanding of

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Published: Dec 11, 2015

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