The Satanic Verses and Evil in Babylonia

In this article, I study several midrashic passages preserved in the Babylonian Talmud that deal with Satan. The verses that they are based on are nearly all drawn from the book of Job. I find that these midrashim strongly support the conclusions of Ishay Rosen-Zvi’s monograph Demonic Desires in sev...

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Main Author: Boyarin, Daniel 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-89
Further subjects:B Babylonian Jewry different from Palestinian
B evil instinct
B Satan
B Ishay Rosen-Zvi
B Origin of Evil
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