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Holiness

Rabbinic Judaism in the Graeco-Roman World

By Hannah K. Harrington

Published June 7th 2001 by Routledge – 256 pages

Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

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Description

In this in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, Hannah K. Harrington places the rabbinic concept of holiness alongside other notions of the sacred in the Graeco-Roman world. Holistic and yet detailed, this volume provides a much-needed comparative view of this subject during a key period in the development of the Jewish religion.

Author Bio

Dr Hannah K. Harrington is professor of Old Testament at Patten College, Oakland, CA, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and has written numerous articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic Judaism.

Name: Holiness: Rabbinic Judaism in the Graeco-Roman World (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Hannah K. Harrington. In this in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, Hannah K. Harrington places the rabbinic concept of holiness alongside other notions of the sacred in the Graeco-Roman world. Holistic and yet detailed, this volume provides a...
Categories: Greek & Roman Religion, Bible (The), Judaism