RT Article
T1 Is There Magic in the Text?: Ritual in the Priestly Pentateuch and Other Ancient Near Eastern Literature
JF The journal of Hebrew scriptures
VO 22
SP 1
OP 42
A1 Hundley, Michael 1978-
LA English
PB The National Library of Canada
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1832196747
AB "Magic" is a term that continues to feature in popular and scholarly circles, yet scholars continue to disagree vehemently about its definition and utility. This article uses the various definitions of magic as lenses through which to compare the ritual texts of the Priestly Pentateuch, ancient Egypt, and ancient Mesopotamia. The results offered illumine both the texts and the scholars who interpret them. Regardless of the definition employed, the biblical and other ANE ritual texts are quite similar, leading to the conclusion that magic should not be used as a dividing line between biblical Priestly and other ANE ritual texts.
K1 Ancient Near East
K1 Bible
K1 egypt
K1 Magic
K1 Mesopotamia
K1 Priestly Source
K1 Ritual
DO 10.5508/jhs29576