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Author : Helen R. Jacobus
Publisher : Gorgias Press
ISBN 13 : 9781463203108
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Studies on Magic and Divination in the Biblical World written by Helen R. Jacobus and published by Gorgias Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helen R. Jacobus
Publisher : Gorgias PressLlc
ISBN 13 : 9781611438697
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (386 download)
Download or read book Studies on Magic and Divination in the Biblical World written by Helen R. Jacobus and published by Gorgias PressLlc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of essays on magic and divination in relation to the biblical world, including Mesopotamian demonology, Akkadian literary influences, exorcism, healing, calendars, astrology, bibliomancy, dreams, ritual magic, priestly divination, prophecy, magic in the Christian Apocrypha and the New Testament, magic in rabbinic literature, and Jewish Aramaic magic bowls.
Author : Helen R. Jacobus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in the Biblical World written by Helen R. Jacobus and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Solomon Nigosian
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9781789761542
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in the Old Testament written by Solomon Nigosian and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans, since time immemorial, have tried to discover and influence the will of spirits and deities that they believed to be in charge of their lives. As a result, all cultures have produced certain special individuals thought to be closely in touch with the powers of the supernatural world. Was this true of ancient Israel? If so, who were the occult experts and what techniques were used by them? This study explores the many practices and rituals associated with magic and divination among the ancient Israelites as documented in the Old Testament. Seeking omens and consulting seers and diviners were widely practiced, though in the biblical text such activities are roundly condemned. Author Solomon Nigosian's scholarly work is written in language that makes it absorbing reading for both the biblical scholar and the layperson. Contents include: The Biblical View: A Survey . Magical Activities . Divinatory Techniques . Magicians Seers and Diviners . An Assessment . Bibliography . Index of Biblical References . Index of Authors . General Index.
Author : Solomon Nigosian
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1782847626
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in the Old Testament written by Solomon Nigosian and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-25 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the practices and rituals associated with magic and divination among the ancient Israelites as documented in the Old Testament.
Author : Leda Ciraolo
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004497366
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in the Ancient World written by Leda Ciraolo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays focuses on divination across the Ancient World from early Mesopotamia to late antiquity. The authors deal with the forms, theory and poetics of this important and still poorly understood ancient phenomenon.
Author : Todd Klutz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 056731801X
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)
Download or read book Magic in the Biblical World written by Todd Klutz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The category 'magic' , long used to signify an allegedly substantive type of activity distinguishable from 'religion', has nearly been dismantled by recent historical and social-scientific approaches to religious studies. While recognising and at times reinforcing this stance, the essays in this collection show that there is still much to be learned about the cultural context of early Judaism and Christianity by analysing ancient texts which either use 'magic' as a category for purposes of deviance labelling or promote behaviour of a broadly magico-religious variety. Through sustained engagement with texts ranging from Exod. 7-9 and Acts 8 to the Testament of Solomon and the Late Antique alchemical treatise known as the Cyranides, this volume focuses chiefly on materials that challenge the familiar boundaries between miracle and magic and medicine; yet it also heightens awareness of the way unsuspecting use of a sick sign (e.g. 'magic') can impede critical understanding of texts and their respective contexts of production and reception. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, Volume 245.
Author : Ann Jeffers
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004667806
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria written by Ann Jeffers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Deut. 18:9ff and its condemnation of magicians and diviners, this book explores the window that this text gives us into magic and divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria. Investigating the wealth of language combined with the archaeological and historical evidence, it seeks to place the influence of these factors in the emerging Israelite religion. An integral part of Ancient Near Eastern cosmology and culture, magic and divination are never completely eradicated despite the ideological warfare led by the Old Testament writers. The first part examines the function of various magicians and diviners. This is followed by a chapter on dreams and visions. The third chapter looks at the techniques and devices used by the oracular practitioners. Other subjects covered include magic in warfare, in the treatment of diseases, and blessing and cursing.
Author : Ronald H. Isaacs
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 9780765799517
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Divination, Magic, and Healing written by Ronald H. Isaacs and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Author : Scott Noegel
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271046006
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World written by Scott Noegel and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to--or, in some cases, to bind or escape from--the divine powers of heaven and earth. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, including Assyriology, Classics, and early Islamic history, the fifteen essays in this volume cover a broad geographic area: Greece, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Topics include celestial divination in early Mesopotamia, the civic festivals of classical Athens, and Christian magical papyri from Coptic Egypt. Moving forward to Late Antiquity, we see how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each incorporated many aspects of ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman religion into their own prayers, rituals, and conceptions. Even if they no longer conceived of the sun, moon, and the stars as eternal or divine, Christians, Jews, and Muslims often continued to study the movements of the heavens as a map on which divine power could be read. The reader already familiar with studies of ancient religion will find in Prayer, Magic, and the Stars both old friends and new faces. Contributors include Gideon Bohak, Nicola Denzey, Jacco Dieleman, Radcliffe Edmonds, Marvin Meyer, Michael G. Morony, Ian Moyer, Francesca Rochberg, Jonathan Z. Smith, Mark S. Smith, Peter Struck, Michael Swartz, and Kasia Szpakowska. Published as part of Penn State's Magic in History series, Prayer, Magic, and the Stars appears at a time of renewed interest in divination and occult practices in the ancient world. It will interest a wide audience in the field of comparative religion as well as students of the ancient world and late antiquity.
Author : Ann Jeffers
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004105133
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria written by Ann Jeffers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1996 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a detailed study of magical and divinatory practices in the Ancient Near East, particularly in Palestine and Syria. It combines the insights of the Old Testament with the data available from Phoenician and the older Ugaritic texts. It traces the links both historically and archaeologically.
Author : Karl T. Luff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (338 download)
Download or read book A Biblical Perspective on the Magic and Divination Found in Some of the World's Religious Systems written by Karl T. Luff and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Labahn
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 056703075X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)
Download or read book A Kind of Magic written by Michael Labahn and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the importance of magic within Early Christianity
Author : Thomas Witton Davies
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015790308
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Magic, Divination, And Demonology Among The Hebrews And Their Neighbours written by Thomas Witton Davies and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Becky Fischer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Magic & the Bible written by Becky Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our culture today is saturated with magic, witchcraft, witches, celebrations of the dead, casting spells, and much more. Our kids are trapped in a world of movies, books, video games, cartoons, and more. They are at the mercy of this encroaching paganism and few in church leadership ever take the time to explain what it is all about. It is all anti-God and anti-Bible! Even most Christian parents see to be speechless in trying to explain why these things are wrong, and why we don't celebrate Halloween, etc. Well, this book aims to solve all of that. the time has come to spell it out clearly in black and white. No more pussy-footing around! In Magic and the Bible, we tell it like it is. There are 51 full color pages, and each page covers one topic. We discuss things like: Angels * Demons * Satan * The Invisible World * Witches * Zombies * Vampires * Magic * Ghosts * Casting Spells * Witchcraft * Talking to the Dead* Seances* Psychics* Fortune Telling* Ouija Boards* Halloween* Watching movies about Witchcraft * Bible Stories about Magic and Witches What are Christians supposed to do about these things? Great for family discussions or lessons for Sunday School or children's church! It's time to let our kids know the truth and prepare them to confront the culture in which they live with confidence. A beautiful way to let them discover how relevant the Bible is to everyday situations. Dozens of scripture references!
Author : Stefan M. Maul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481308595
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Art of Divination in the Ancient Near East written by Stefan M. Maul and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of divination in the ancient Near East : reading the signs of heaven and earth by Stefan M. Maul (2018).
Author : Clinton E. Arnold
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830876563
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Powers of Darkness written by Clinton E. Arnold and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan worship. Witches. New Age channelers. The last two decades have witnessed a vast upsurge in occult activity. Scores of popular books have warned Christians of the dangers and urged them to do battle against these spiritual forces. Few books, however, have developed a careful biblical theology on demons, principalities and powers. Clinton Arnold seeks to fill this gap, providing an in-depth look at Paul's letters and what they teach on the subject. For perspective, he examines first-century Greek, Roman and Jewish beliefs as well as Jesus' teaching about magic, sorcery and divination. Arguing against many recent interpretations that have seen principalities and powers as impersonal social, economic and political structures, Arnold contends that the New Testament view is that such forces are organized, personal beings which Jesus defeated at the cross and will bring into full subjection at his return. In his concluding section Arnold suggests practical ways in which Christians today can contend with the forces of evil. A thoughtful, biblical look at an urgent challenge facing the church.
