On the Origin of the Archdemon Beelzebul/Beelzebub
The article offers additional support for a marginal proposal that connects the meaning of the name Beelzebul/Beelzebub with the Aramaic term בעיל דבב / בעיל דבבא meaning 'enemy, accuser'. The suggestion is to understand this name in the context of the formation of other archdemons (Satan,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Biblica
Year: 2021, Volume: 102, Issue: 1, Pages: 68-77 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Beelzebul, Demon
/ Demonology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | The article offers additional support for a marginal proposal that connects the meaning of the name Beelzebul/Beelzebub with the Aramaic term בעיל דבב / בעיל דבבא meaning 'enemy, accuser'. The suggestion is to understand this name in the context of the formation of other archdemons (Satan, Mastema and Belial) in early Jewish demonology. It exhibits a common pattern of 'making an archdemon' within which it situates the origin of Beelzebul/Beelzebub. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.102.1.3289354 |