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Purity: Essays in Bible and Theology

by Andrew Brower Latz, Arseny Ermakov

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

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In ancient religion and societies the concept of purity was of central importance; in many modern societies it is either irrelevant or, when it is used, attached to extremely conservative agendas. This suggests an interesting story to be told within the history of ideas and, at the same time, raises questions about the place, meaning, and use of purity in religious traditions. What does purity mean in different scriptural contexts? Is it synonymous with holiness or different? How has it been used within various strands of theology? What should we make of it today? Have we moderns, by discarding purity as an organizing social form, lost something essential or made a significant moral advance? Or both? This volume begins to address these questions in essays on biblical genres and books, and different theological traditions. Accessibly written and incisive in its scholarship, it will be of interest to both specialists and non-specialists alike. "Purity has long been a neglected category. Didn't Jesus declare all foods clean? Purity is, however, a significant New Testament concern, so a wide-ranging volume of essays on purity is to be welcomed. The final essay firmly recommends against a comeback for purity language, but for all the need to hear its cautions, the essays overall suggest an important future for interest in purity." --John Nolland, Trinity College, Bristol, UK "Today's widespread interest in spirituality always runs the risk of becoming a kind of folk theology, more interested in relevance than depth. At the same time, the concept of purity does not appear to have the major importance in contemporary ethical and theological discussion that it once had. This landmark collection of essays on purity and the related concept of holiness by experts in biblical and theological studies will help deepen the understanding of all those engaged in spiritual and pastoral guidance." --T.A. Noble, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO Andrew Brower Latz is a visiting lecturer at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester. Arseny Ermakov is Head of Biblical Studies at Booth College, Sydney.
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Nbbc, Matthew: A Commentary in the Wesleyan TraditionPurity: Essays in Bible and Theology
  • Author

    Andrew Brower Latz

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Pickwick Publications

  • Published

    November 2014

  • Weight

    400g

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781610979436

  • ISBN-10

    1610979435

  • Eden Code

    4883905

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