RT Article
T1 Watertight and Rock Solid: stepped pools and chalk vessels as expressions of jewish ritual purity
JF Biblical archaeology review
VO 47
IS 1
SP 44
OP 51
A1 Adler, Yonatan 1976-
LA English
PB Soc.
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1770051929
AB The article discusses archaeological excavations of stepped pools and chalk vessels as expressions of Jewish Ritual Purity. It mentions that of stepped pools and chalk vessels reveals that the two phenomena manifested along distinct cultural lines and they appear unambiguously in areas of Jewish settlement. It also mentions that Shimon Gibson argued that these vessels had a general, utilitarian function not associated with any religious beliefs.
K1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations
K1 chalk
K1 GIBSON, Shimon
K1 Human settlements
K1 IMPLEMENTS, utensils, etc
K1 Israel
K1 Jews