'You Shall Be Clean'
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'You Shall Be Clean'

A Biblical Theology of Defilement and Cleansing

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'You Shall Be Clean'

A Biblical Theology of Defilement and Cleansing

About this book

What do ‘clean’ and ‘unclean’ really mean in the Bible? Biblical purity categories are often misconstrued either as hygienic terms or as a straightforward synonym for sin.

Geoffrey Harper's stimulating study adopts a canonical approach to explore the causes, objects, implications and remedies for ritual and moral uncleanness throughout the Scriptures in order to construct a biblical theology of cleansing and defilement.

Careful consideration of the biblical texts suggests the language of 'unclean' is most frequently used to demarcate a state of being of people or objects rendered unfit or 'out of place' (and requiring separation or removal) with respect to God’s presence.

Harper teases out the implications for Christian theology and mission. This will help you gain a more rounded appreciation of what Christ has achieved for his people. You will also be better equipped to explain the gospel in a winsome way to non-Westerners whose felt needs often orbit around issues of ritual and/or moral defilement.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1 Defilement and cleansing in Leviticus and Numbers
  3. 2 Conceptualizing defilement and cleansing
  4. 3 Defilement and cleansing in the Pentateuch and Former Prophets
  5. 4 Defilement and cleansing in the Latter Prophets
  6. 5 Defilement and cleansing in the Writings
  7. 6 Defilement and cleansing in Second Temple literature
  8. 7 Defilement and cleansing in the Gospels and Acts
  9. 8 Defilement and cleansing in the epistles
  10. 9 A biblical theology of defilement and cleansing
  11. Bibliography
  12. Scripture acknowledgments
  13. Search terms for authors
  14. Search terms for Scripture references