Planetary Demons in Early Jewish Literature
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18/12/2011
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Reference type:
Journal Article
year:
2005
Full title:
Planetary Demons in Early Jewish Literature
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Journal / Book Title || Series Title:
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
Volume:
14
Issue / Series Volume:
3
Number of volumes:
0
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Pages:
231-238
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Abstract:
Within the process of cultural exchange taking place during the Hellenistic age Babylonian and Greek astronomy and astrology were received and transformed by Jewish authors. Among these originally pagan ideas is the concept of planets as powerful and sometimes malign spiritual beings, whose rule extends over the course of history and the human body. Instances of this motif can be found in the Qumran fragments 4Q552-553 and in Testament of Reuben 2.1-3.7. On this basis the question is raised whether the tutelary angels of nations in Daniel 10.13, 20, 21 are in fact planetary deities.
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JSP
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Hebrew bible:
Book:
Daniel
Chapter(s):
10
Verse(s):
Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents:
Scroll / Document:
4Q552
Section type:
Fragment
Passage:
1 ii
Scroll / Document:
4Q553
Section type:
Fragment
Passage:
6 ii
Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha:
Composition / Author:
Testament of Reuben
Passage:
2^3
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http://jsp.sagepub.com/content/14/3/231.full.pdf+html
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11/07/2005
Record number:
10 773