A Bad Taste in My Mouth: Spirits as Embodied Senses in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs contain nuanced discussions of the nature of sin, which is invariably associated with both demonic forces and the human body. The senses are portrayed as human spirits. These senses, when used inappropriately, can allow the spirits of deceit to overcome a pers...

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Subtitles:What The Body Knows
Main Author: Bruin, Tom de (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies 2022
In: Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Year: 2022, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-38
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Anthropology / Demonology / Patriarch
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
NBE Anthropology
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Summary:The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs contain nuanced discussions of the nature of sin, which is invariably associated with both demonic forces and the human body. The senses are portrayed as human spirits. These senses, when used inappropriately, can allow the spirits of deceit to overcome a person and lead them to sin. Seeing, tasting and hearing can all be distorted by the spirits of deceit. When this happens a part of person’s nature is replaced with that of the forces of evil. The Testaments thus problematise the self and the body as a bonded category.
ISSN:2633-0695
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17613/tv6x-xw92