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For qrz, see G. G. 144–145. For sbk, see J. N. 358–359. For hzn, see R. 566; H. J. 300–304. For Cxr, see W. 843. For P+#$, see V. P. 918. e. 341). 16, but some of the other terms have non-washing uses. ) For instance, qrz is used for “scatter seeds” in Is 28:25; P+#$ is used in noun form as “torrents” of water in Job 14:19 and elsewhere; and hzn is used as “spattered” in Is 63:3. 8 For instance, we cannot generalize about what kind of water is used, since only some verses refer to the kind of water.

P. Sanders (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1993), 111. Despite this interest and assumption that Second Temple purity grew out of long-standing Israelite practice, several recent discussions of Israelite cult and religion are silent on the issues of purity and washing. See for instance, David P. Wright, “The Spectrum of Priestly Impurity,” in Priesthood and Cult in Ancient Israel (ed. Gary A. Anderson and Saul M. Olyan; Sheffield: Sheffield, 1991), 150–182; P. : Biblical Archaeology Society, 1992), 118–141; Bill T.

See Appendix A for a summary of the treatment of each reason for washing in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple literature, and Dead Sea Scrolls. These contexts will be discussed in further detail in Chapters 3 and 4. 22 See also Lev 8:1–36. Although the emphasis is on washing, it would appear that Aaron and his sons were purified by the combination of washing and sacrifice. Milgrom and Neusner have both suggested that in other contexts washing was insufficient and either the passage of time or sacrifice was needed for complete purification (Milgrom, Leviticus 1–16, 982–983; Neusner, Judaic Law of Baptism, 200–202).

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