An Invitation to Murder? A Re-interpretation of Exodus 22: 18 'You Shall Not Suffer A Witch to Live.'

Presents a re-interpretation of Exodus 22:18, a verse from the Old Testament. Role of the verse in the persecution of witches in the eighteenth century; Information on witchcraft and wordcraft; Motive and meaning of the verse.

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Published in:The expository times
Main Author: Bretherton, Donald J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: The expository times
Year: 2005, Volume: 116, Issue: 5, Pages: 145-152
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Witchcraft
B Bible. Old Testament
B Witches
B Persecution
B Bible. Exodus 22,18
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Presents a re-interpretation of Exodus 22:18, a verse from the Old Testament. Role of the verse in the persecution of witches in the eighteenth century; Information on witchcraft and wordcraft; Motive and meaning of the verse.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524605051863