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Title: De-Demonising the Old Testament: An Investigation of Azazel, Lilith, Deber, Qeteb and Reshef in the Hebrew Bible Author: Blair, Judit M Publisher: Mohr Siebeck; Publication Date: 2009 Paperback; ISBN: 9783161501319 Volumes: 1; Pages: xvi, 266 List Price in Paper: $101.00 Our price: $83.99 (Add to Cart button is at the bottom of this page) Judit M. Blair challenges the common view that azazel, lilith, deber, qeteb and reshef are names of 'demons' in the Hebrew Bible, claiming that major works on the subject proceed from the assumption that these terms were demons in the ancient Near East and/or later, or that they were deities who became 'demonised' by the authors of the Hebrew Bible. Without question ing the validity of traditional methods she supplements the existing works by making an exegesis based on a close reading of all the relevant texts of the Hebrew Bible in which these five terms occur. Close attention is paid to the linguistic, semantic, and structural levels of the texts. The emphasis is on a close examination of the immediate context in order to determine the function of each term. The author notes different signals within the texts, especially the use of the various poetical/rhetorical devices. |
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