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 | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
Keywords
- Aramaic Targum
- Babylonian Talmud
- Psalm 91
- Resheph
- apotropaic
- demons
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