De-demonising the Old Testament
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Judit M. Blair undertakes an exegetical and linguistic analysis of Azazel, Lilith, Deber, Qeteb and Reshef in the Hebrew Bible and and thereby offers a short history of interpretation of the concept of demon in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East.
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The giants' spirits are condemned to perpetual misplacement: despite being "spiritual beings," they must continue to inhabit the earth, though without the "earthly" body necessary to carry out their desired activities.
“One drawback of this protracted existence, however, is that the giants’ spirits are condemned to perpetual misplacement -despite being “spiritual beings,” they must continue to inhabit the earth, though without the “earthly” body necessary to carry out their desired activities.”
From Rulers of the Air: Demonic Bodies and the Making of the Ancient Christian Cosmos (2017) · cites this paper as [102]
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Kosior, W. (2018) · Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues · doi:10.2979/nashim.32.1.10 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
- Authors
- Blair, J.
- Corresponding author
- Blair, Judit
- Venue
- Mohr Siebeck eBooks
- Publisher
- Mohr Siebeck
- Published
- 2009
- OpenAlex
- W2894645311
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 3.54
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Mohr Siebeck eBooks (publishedVersion)
- ERA (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
- Keywords
- Azazel, Lilith, demons, Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, ancient Near East, demonology, history of interpretation, Hebrew language, biblical exegesis
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