Clean and Unclean: The Origin of the Biblical Purity Laws

There are various theories about the origins of the biblical purification regulations. The purification laws are set out as, among other things:

hygiene or medical regulations;
regulations concerned with the distinction between life and death;
a way of maintaining the natural order.

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Leviticus 11.2 - Leviticus 11.8 Leviticus 11.24

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