The Use of the Hebrew Bible in Early Jewish Magic

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ID4850426
AuthorsJoseph Angel, Joseph L Angel (0000-0002-1201-7884, Yeshiva University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume3
Issue5
Pages785-798
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00167.x
OpenAlexW2096604868
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

This study seeks to enumerate the extensive and variegated use of the Hebrew Bible in early Jewish magic. The survey focuses mainly on the key Jewish magical corpora from late antiquity and the early Middle Ages - Palestinian Amulets, Babylonian magic bowls, assorted magical texts from the Cairo Geniza, and several magical handbooks deriving from Babylonia and other indeterminate locations. The article is divided into three substantive sections. The first treats numerous methodological pitfalls tied to the use of the terms 'magic,''Jewish magic,' and 'Hebrew Bible.' The second and third sections are devoted, respectively, to the two broad formal categories into which magical use of the Hebrew Bible may be divided, citations of biblical verses and biblical historiolae

Art · Biblical languages · Biblical studies · Genizah · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Jewish literature · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy

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