The Satanic Verses and Evil in Babylonia
In this article, I study several midrashic passages preserved in the Babylonian Talmud that deal with Satan. The verses that they are based on are nearly all drawn from the book of Job. I find that these midrashim strongly support the conclusions of Ishay Rosen-Zvi’s monograph Demonic Desires in sev...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2022
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Año: 2022, Volumen: 30, Número: 1, Páginas: 70-89 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Babylonian Jewry different from Palestinian
B evil instinct B Satan B Ishay Rosen-Zvi B Origin of Evil |
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| Sumario: | In this article, I study several midrashic passages preserved in the Babylonian Talmud that deal with Satan. The verses that they are based on are nearly all drawn from the book of Job. I find that these midrashim strongly support the conclusions of Ishay Rosen-Zvi’s monograph Demonic Desires in several ways, notably that Satan is not the font and origin of evil in the world as he is in other branches or wings of the ancient Jewish imagination. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-285X |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341327 |