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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Purity and danger Purity and danger Mary Douglas 1 online resource (xxii, 247 pages) OL14865922W
Unclean Unclean Richard Beck "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." Echoing Hosea, Jesus defends his embrace of the "unclean" in the Gospel of Matthew, seeming to privilege the prophetic call to justice over the Levitical pursuit of p… OL15952510W
Gender and purity in the Protevangelium of James Gender and purity in the Protevangelium of James Lily C. Vuong The Protevangelium of James is arguably the earliest surviving source that exhibits profound interest in Mary, the mother of Jesus. Although frequently cited for later Christian reflections about Mar… OL20957780W