1. Introduction. -- pt. I. Gentile Impurities in Biblical and Second Temple Sources. 2. Gentile Impurity in the Bible -- 3. The Impurity of Gentiles in Second Temple Sources -- 4. Impurity, Intermarriage, and Conversion in Second Temple Sources -- 5. Intermarriage in the Writings of Paul and the Early Church Fathers -- pt. II. Gentile Impurities in Rabbinic Sources. 6. Gentiles and Ritual Impurity in Rabbinic Sources -- 7. Gentiles and Moral Impurity: Rabbinic Attitudes to Intermarriage -- 8. Gentiles and Genealogical Impurity: Converts and Their Offspring in Rabbinic Texts -- 9. Conclusion -- App. A. The Impurity of Gentile Lands and Houses: A Refutation of Alon -- App. B. Evidence for Intrinsic or Derived Gentile Ritual Impurity: A Refutation -- App. C. The Ritual Impurity of Idolatry: A Refutation of Alon
Summary
This text explores the diverse views of Gentile impurity found in Second Temple and rabbinic sources. Christine Hayes seeks to to determine the role such views played in the rise and development of sectarianism within late antique society and in the regulation of Jewish-Gentile interactions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and indexes
