An in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, providing a much-needed comparative view during a key period in the development of the Jewish religion.

Forward Acknowledgements Introduction I. Scholarship on Holiness II. Rabbinic Sources 1. The Holy One III. Holiness as Consuming Fire IV. Holiness as Goodness 2. The Holy House I. Holy Space II. Holy Personnel III. Holy Ritual 3. The Holy Land I. Sacred Centre II. Rabbinic System II. Graeco-Roman World IV. Goodness and the Holy Land 4. The Holy Word I. Holiness via Divine Word II. Transmission of Holy Word III. Studying Holy Word IV. Observance of Holy Word V. Purity Restrictions VI. Life via Holy Word VII. Holiness and Mystical Experience 5. The Holy People I. Divine Election II. Ritual III. Ethics IV. Ethics IV. Sexuality Conclusion Bibliography Index

Dr Hannah K. Harrington is professor of Old Testament at Patten College, Oakland, CA, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and has written numerous articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic Judaism.