The Defilement of the Hands as a Principle Determining the Holiness of Scriptures
The principle articulated in Mishnah Yadayim 3:5 that ‘all holy scriptures defile the hands’ ( ) is one of the most perplexing in rabbinic literature, for how can something that is holy impart uncleanness to the hands? The enigma lies within the principle itself: it is precisely because scriptures a...
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Oxford University Press
2010
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 501-515 |
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