Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism

"What did ancient Jews believe about demon and angels? This question has long been puzzling, not least because the Hebrew Bible says relatively little about such transmundane powers. In the centuries after the conquests of Alexander the Great, however, we find an explosion of explicit and syste...

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Main Author: Reed, Annette Yoshiko 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973-, Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism] (2021) (Goff, Matthew J.)
[Rezension von: Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973-, Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism] (2020) (Hogeterp, Albert L. A., 1973 -)
[Rezension von: Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973-, Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism] (2021) (Bergmann, Claudia D.)
[Rezension von: Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973-, Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism] (2023) (Wright, Archie T.)
[Rezension von: Reed, Annette Yoshiko, 1973-, Demons, angels, and writing in ancient Judaism] (2024) (Goodrich, John K., 1981 -)
Edition:First published 2020
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Angelology / Demonology / Angel / Demon
Further subjects:B Apocryphal books
B Jewish demonology
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Angels
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Summary:"What did ancient Jews believe about demon and angels? This question has long been puzzling, not least because the Hebrew Bible says relatively little about such transmundane powers. In the centuries after the conquests of Alexander the Great, however, we find an explosion of explicit and systematic interest in, and detailed discussions of, demons and angels. In this book, Annette Reed considers the third century BCE as a critical moment for the beginnings of Jewish angelology and demonology. Drawing on early "pseudepigrapha" and Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls, she reconstructs the scribal settings in which transmundane powers became a topic of concerted Jewish interest. Reed also situates this development in relation to shifting ideas about scribes and writing across the Hellenistic Near East. Her book opens a window onto a forgotten era of Jewish literary creativity that nevertheless deeply shaped the discussion of angels and demons in Judaism and Christianity"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:052111943X