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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Stepped Pools & Ritual Purity in Roman Galilee - Miller

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Stuart Miller's scholarly examination explores the intersection of archaeological evidence and literary sources to understand ritual purity practices among Jews in Graeco-Roman Palestine, particularly in the Galilee region. This volume addresses the hermeneutical challenges posed by interpreting stepped pools, which persisted well beyond the Temple's destruction into the Middle and Late Roman and Byzantine periods. Miller argues that stepped pools and stone vessels must be understood through the lens of biblical and popular Jewish perspectives on ritual purity, rather than forcing archaeological finds to conform exclusively to rabbinic interpretations. The study incorporates the substantial collection of stepped pools discovered on the western acropolis of Sepphoris and comparative evidence from elsewhere in the region. This work offers historians and archaeologists a nuanced approach to reconciling material culture with textual traditions in reconstructing ancient Jewish religious practices.

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Addresses hermeneutical challenges in interpreting stepped pools and stone vessels from Roman Galilee archaeological sites.

Examines ritual purity practices among Jews in Graeco-Roman Palestine using both textual and material evidence.

Demonstrates that stepped pools remained in use well beyond the Temple's Destruction into Late Roman and Byzantine eras.

Incorporates extensive collection data from the western acropolis of Sepphoris as primary archaeological evidence.

Reframes stepped pools through biblical and popular Jewish perspectives rather than solely rabbinic interpretation.

Part of Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements series, volume 16, published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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Brand: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 3525564783
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 March 2019
Listed Since: 13 February 2019

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