Confronting Job's Demons

Steven Shnider

doi:10.1515/zaw-2021-4007

Confronting Job's Demons

Steven Shnider

Department of Mathematics

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Abstract

The theme of demons connects three difficult passages in the Book of Job: Job's curse on the day of his birth in 3:3-10, Eliphaz's mocking censure of Job for that curse in 5:6-7, and 38:12-21, God's challenge to Job for his appeal to demons. A crucial insight is provided by a Talmudic discussion of demons and human suffering, which connects Job 5:6-7 to Psalm 91:5-8.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	529-535
Number of pages	7
Journal	Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume	133
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2021-4007
State	Published - 1 Dec 2021

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Keywords

Aramaic Targum
Babylonian Talmud
Psalm 91
Resheph
apotropaic
demons

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