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

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Shlomi Efrati
Research notes: 
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Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Reynolds, Bennie H. III
year: 
2006
Full title: 

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

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Revue de Qumran
Volume: 
22
Issue / Series Volume: 
4
Pages: 
593-613
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.

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Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents: 
Scroll / Document: 
4Q243
Section type: 
Fragment
Passage: 
13
Scroll / Document: 
4Q244
Section type: 
Fragment
Passage: 
12
Label: 
09/07/2007NS
Record number: 
17 544