Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations |
| ISBN-13 | 9781108557153 |
| Open Library | OL25788424W |
| Total publications | 4 |
| Coverage period | 2021 - 2021 |
| Language | EN |
One of the central concepts in rabbinic Judaism is the notion of the Evil Inclination, which appears to be related to similar concepts in ancient Christianity and the wider late antique world. The precise origins and understanding of the idea, however, are unknown. This volume traces the development of this concept historically in Judaism and assesses its impact on emerging Christian thought concerning the origins of sin. The chapters, which cover a wide range of sources including the Bible, the Ancient Versions, Qumran, Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, the Targums, and rabbinic and patristic literature, advance our understanding of the intellectual exchange between Jews and Christians in classical Antiquity, as well as the intercultural exchange between these communities and the societies in which they were situated.
The Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
One of the central concepts in rabbinic Judaism is the notion of the Evil Inclination, which appears to be related to similar concepts in ancient Christianity and the wider late antique world. The precise origins and understanding of the idea, however, are unknown. This volume traces the development of this concept historically in Judaism and assesses its impact on emerging Christian thought concerning the origins of sin. The chapters, which cove…
Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
An Evil Inclination in the Early Targums to the Pentateuch and Prophets?
The Targums are translations of the Hebrew Bible that combine into one seamless text straightforward translation and exegetical embellishments. In this chapter I will examine those texts in the Targums to the Law and the Prophets (according to the traditional division of the Hebrew canon) that discuss a yeṣer and which belong to a stratum of the Targum that is likely to be early, by which I mean that their substantive forms are likely to have the…
The Evil Inclination in the Targums to the Writings
The purpose of this chapter is to examine if and how the Targums to the Writings make use of the concept of the Evil Inclination ( yeṣer hara‘ ). Research on the Evil Inclination has focused mainly on texts from the Talmud and Midrash – and rightly so. It is worthwhile, though, including the corpus of Aramaic Targums in discussions about rabbinic concepts, because these contain valuable information about Jewish interpretations of Scripture compil…
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The Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
One of the central concepts in rabbinic Judaism is the notion of the Evil Inclination, which appears to be related to similar concepts in ancient Christianity and the wider late antique world. The precise origins and understanding of the idea, however, are unknown. This volume traces the development of this concept historically in Judaism and assesses its impact on emerging Christian thought concerning the origins of sin. The chapters, which cove…
Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity
An Evil Inclination in the Early Targums to the Pentateuch and Prophets?
The Targums are translations of the Hebrew Bible that combine into one seamless text straightforward translation and exegetical embellishments. In this chapter I will examine those texts in the Targums to the Law and the Prophets (according to the traditional division of the Hebrew canon) that discuss a yeṣer and which belong to a stratum of the Targum that is likely to be early, by which I mean that their substantive forms are likely to have the…
The Evil Inclination in the Targums to the Writings
The purpose of this chapter is to examine if and how the Targums to the Writings make use of the concept of the Evil Inclination ( yeṣer hara‘ ). Research on the Evil Inclination has focused mainly on texts from the Talmud and Midrash – and rightly so. It is worthwhile, though, including the corpus of Aramaic Targums in discussions about rabbinic concepts, because these contain valuable information about Jewish interpretations of Scripture compil…