LEADER 03424nam 2200529 450 001 9910786430403321 005 20230617011101.0 010 $a0-567-31801-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000113049 035 $a(EBL)1749120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1749120 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1749120 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615557 035 $a(OCoLC)893331136 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000113049 100 $a20181006d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aMagic in the biblical world $efrom the rod of Aaron to the ring of Solomon /$fedited by Todd E. Klutz 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cT & T Clark International, a Continuum imprint,$d[2003] 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 225 1 $aThe Library of New Testament Studies 300 $aPapers presented at a colloquium held at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield on May 6-8, 1999. 311 $a0-567-08362-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Reinterpreting ''Magic'' in the World of Jewish and Christian Scripture: An Introduction; Part I: ''MAGIC'' IN JEWISH SCRIPTURE AND AT QUMRAN; Competing Magicians in Exodus 7-9: Interpreting Magic in the Priestly Theology; 1 Samuel 28 and the Condemnation of Necromancy in Persian Yehud; Qoheleth 11.1-6 and Divination; Deuteronomy 18.9-14 in the Qumran Scrolls; Part II: ''MAGIC'' IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND ITS GRAECO-ROMAN MILIEU; Magic and Scepticism in and around the First Christian Century 327 $aMagic and Miracle in the Acts of the ApostlesVirtual Prison Breaks: Non-Escape Narratives and the Definition of ''Magic''; Paul and ''Magic''; Magic/Thaumaturgy and the Pastorals; Part III: ''MAGIC'' IN DISREPUTABLE BOOKS FROM LATE ANTIQUITY; Sefer ha-Razim and the Problem of Black Magic in Early Judaism; ME?ANITI? ?H in the Cyranides and Related Texts: New Evidence for the Origins and Etymology of Alchemy?; The Archer and the Cross: Chorographic Astrology and Literary Design in the Testament of Solomon; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q 327 $aRS; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aThe category ''magic'' , long used to signify an allegedly substantive type of activity distinguishable from ''religion'', has nearly been dismantled by recent historical and social-scientific approaches to religious studies. While recognising and at times reinforcing this stance, the essays in this collection show that there is still much to be learned about the cultural context of early Judaism and Christianity by analysing ancient texts which either use ''magic'' as a category for purposes of deviance labelling or promote behaviour of a broadly magico-religious variety. Through sustained 410 4$aThe Library of New Testament Studies 606 $aMagic$xBiblical teaching$vCongresses 606 $aMagic, Ancient$vCongresses 615 0$aMagic$xBiblical teaching 615 0$aMagic, Ancient 676 $a220.8/13343 702 $aKlutz$b Todd 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786430403321 996 $aMagic in the biblical world$93852449 997 $aUNINA