Magic in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean : cognitive, historical, and material perspectives on the Bible and its contexts / Nina Nikki, Kirsi Valkama (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Valkama, Kirsi, editor.

Nikki, Nina, editor.

Series:

Mundus Orientis ; 2566-736X v. 3.

Mundus Orientis: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, 2566-736X ; volume 3

Standardized Title:

Raamattu ja magia English.

Language:

English

Finnish

Subjects (All):

Magic--Mediterranean Region--History.

Magic.

Magic--Religious aspects.

Magic--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Magic--Biblical teaching.

History.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, [2021]

Language Note:

In English, translated from Finnish

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I

Magical Minds Why We Need to Study Magic and Why It is Relevant to Biblical Studies / Istvan Czachesz

Magic in the Hebrew Bible / Martti Nissinen

Magi(cians) in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Greek Literature / Hanna Tervanotko

Dissecting and Constructing Magic in Greco-Roman Literature / Marika Rauhala

Magic, Miracles, and the Cultural Evolution of Pauline Christianity / Nina Nikki

Ritualization of Early Christian Meals and the Tradition of the Lord's Supper A Cognitive Approach / Vojtich Kase

Part II

Blessings and Curses in the Biblical World / Elisa Uusimaki

Blessings and Curses in Iron Age Judean Burial Caves / Kirsi Valkama

Fighting Evil with Psalms and Prayers Incantations and Apotropaic Prayers as a Response to the Changing Worldview of the Late Second Temple Period / Mika S. Pajunen

Prayer in 2 Maccabees Steering Heavenly Authorities / Anna-Liisa Rafael

Scripture

What is it Good for? Biblical Quotations and References in Ancient Amulets / Nik H. Korsvoll

Part III

Angels and Demons Spiritual Beings in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls / Hanne von Weissenberg

Of Winged Beings on Amulets How Psalmists Cover God's Image with Wings and How an Israelite Prophet Turns Ancient Magic Upside Down / Sanna Saari

The Helios-and-Zodiac Motif in Late Antique Synagogues / Rick Bonnie.

Notes:

"All the articles, except the one by M. Rauhala, are based on the ones published in Finnish in Valkama, K., H. von Weissenberg & N. Nikki. Raamattu ja magia (Suomen Eksegeettisen Seuran julkaisuja 1110, Helsinki: Finnish Exegetical Society)"--Acknowledgements

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783525522189

3525522185

OCLC:

1229140324

Publisher Number:

99986813448

9783525522189