Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity Within First-Century Judaism by Matthew Thiessen

Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity Within First-Century Judaism

Matthew Thiessen

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction reference religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs--especially when considering his numerous encounters with the ritually impure. Matthew Thiessen...

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