What are Demons of Error? The Meaning of שידי טעותא and Israelite Child Sacrifices

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What are Demons of Error? The Meaning of שידי טעותא and Israelite Child Sacrifices
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Reference type
Author(s)
Reynolds, Bennie H. III
Year
2006
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Revue de Qumran
Volume
22
Issue / Series Volume
4
Pages
593-613
Alternative title
RevQ
Label
09/07/2007NS
Abstract

This article investigates the meaning of the Aramaic phrase שידי טעותא “the demons of error” in 4QpsDan a-b ar and considers the implications of that meaning for Second Temple demonology and Second Temple conceptions of Israelite child sacrifices.

Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents
Scroll / Document
Passage
13
Section type
Fragment
Scroll / Document
Passage
12
Section type
Fragment