Nature of purity

The OT recognises a close link between outer cleanliness and inner purity. In the NT, special emphasis is placed on inner purity resulting from spiritual renewal.

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Physical cleansing from impurity by washing or refining Ge 18:4; Job 9:30; Ps 12:6 Ritual impurity must be avoided or cleansed Le 10:10–11 See also Is 35:8; Is 52:1; Is 52:11; Mk 7:2; Mk 7:4 Sexual sources of ritual impurity Childbirth Le 12:2 See also Le 12:5; Lk 2:22 Sexual intercourse Ex 19:15; Le…