Book contents
- Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism
- Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Multiplicity, Monotheism, and Memory in Ancient Israel
- 2 Rethinking Scribalism and Change in Second Temple Judaism
- 3 Writing Angels, Astronomy, and Aramaic in the Early Hellenistic Age
- 4 Textualizing Demonology as Jewish Knowledge and Scribal Expertise
- 5 Rewriting Angels, Demons, and the Ancestral Archive of Jewish Knowledge
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Rewriting Angels, Demons, and the Ancestral Archive of Jewish Knowledge
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2020
Book contents
- Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism
- Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Multiplicity, Monotheism, and Memory in Ancient Israel
- 2 Rethinking Scribalism and Change in Second Temple Judaism
- 3 Writing Angels, Astronomy, and Aramaic in the Early Hellenistic Age
- 4 Textualizing Demonology as Jewish Knowledge and Scribal Expertise
- 5 Rewriting Angels, Demons, and the Ancestral Archive of Jewish Knowledge
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter focuses on the Book of Jubilees, considering its representation of angels, demons, and the history of Jewish writing in relation to earlier Aramaic Jewish literature. It makes the case that Jubilees lays the groundwork for the broader diffusion of the angelology and demonology of Aramaic Jewish scribal pedagogy.
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- Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism , pp. 247 - 308Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020