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  1. Intermediary Beings in Late Antique Judaism
    A History of Scholarship
    Author: Ronis, Sara
    Published: [2015]

    Recent years have seen a steady rise in the scholarly interest in intermediary beings in Late Antique Judaism. The present article traces developments in the academic study of intermediary beings, and surveys scholarly approaches to angels, demons,... more

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    Recent years have seen a steady rise in the scholarly interest in intermediary beings in Late Antique Judaism. The present article traces developments in the academic study of intermediary beings, and surveys scholarly approaches to angels, demons, and other intermediary beings in (1) rabbinic literature, (2) Late Antique Jewish liturgy, (3) Hekhalot literature, and (4) material artifacts such as metal amulets and clay bowls. It traces a shift from a nineteenth-century discomfort with intermediary beings and a concomitant suggestion that such beings are a foreign import and corruption, to a more recent interest in examining how intermediary beings functioned within a dynamic and transcultural Late Antique Jewish world. The article concludes by proposing new and continued areas of interest for scholars of Late Antique Judaism.

     
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    Language: English
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research; London [u.a.] : Sage, 2002; 14(2015), 1, Seite 94-120; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Angels; ANGELS; cross-cultural contacts; demons; HEKHALOT literature; incantation bowls; JUDAISM; magic; piyyut; rabbinic literature; Talmud; yetzer
  2. Sin and Evil in the Letter of James in Light of Qumran Discoveries
    Author: Wold, Benjamin G.
    Published: [2019]

    The human capacity to sin and the location of evil are considered in James in light of ongoing research within the field of Qumran studies. This essay consists of two main parts. First, the association of ‘desire' in Jas 1.14-15 with the Jewish... more

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    The human capacity to sin and the location of evil are considered in James in light of ongoing research within the field of Qumran studies. This essay consists of two main parts. First, the association of ‘desire' in Jas 1.14-15 with the Jewish concept of yeṣer is revisited by drawing upon occurrences of yeṣer from Cave 4 that had previously not been included in the assessment of James. Parallels from, especially, 4QInstruction provide new data suggesting that sapiential tradition may also reflect the apocalyptic view that human evil is provoked by spiritual beings, vis-à-vis an evil yeṣer, which opens up a more nuanced understanding of the self and how ‘desire' may operate in Jas 1.14-15. Second, after arguing that the human capacity to sin cannot be relegated merely to a negative anthropology, the larger issue of evil beings (i.e. devil, demons) within James' cosmology is considered. In conclusion, James' sapiential discourse is seen to be located within a cosmological framework which includes active evil agents who lead human beings astray and cause suffering and death. Human responses to evil in James include petitioning God and asking for wisdom from above.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: New Testament studies; Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954; 65(2019), 1, Seite 78-93; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: 4QInstruction; James; apocalyptic; demons; devil; evil; inclination; sin; wisdom; yetzer/yeṣer
  3. Watching Guzikowski and Villeneuve’s Prisoners through the Lens of Patristic Teachings on Evil
    Author: Dumsday, Travis
    Published: [2021]

    The 2013 film Prisoners, written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Denis Villeneuve, was the most profoundly Christian film produced by Hollywood that year. Yet its many spiritual themes have gone largely unexplored by Christian film critics and... more

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    The 2013 film Prisoners, written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Denis Villeneuve, was the most profoundly Christian film produced by Hollywood that year. Yet its many spiritual themes have gone largely unexplored by Christian film critics and theologians. Among the most striking of these themes is a much-neglected idea concerning the sources of evil in our world, an idea with deep historical roots in scripture and patristic theology. In this article, I explore this idea and seek to show how Prisoners is effective in conveying its spiritual force and practical import for the lives of believers.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture; Saskatoon, SK : University of Saskatchewan, 2002; 32(2020), 3, Seite 219-230; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Church fathers; demons; evil; film noir; sin; theodicy