Evil and the Devil
in Library of New Testament Studies
Pages
272
Publisher
T&T Clark
Published
2013
ISBN-13
9780567371485
The problem of evil has preoccupied world religions for centuries. The Old Testament contained no uniform dogma on evil powers, launching a fierce debate that has dominated theological and philosophical thought through the centuries to this day.
Evil and the Devil brings together contributions from leading inter national scholars to chart that debate, tracing the history of evil from its origins in the Old Testament through early Judaism and the New Testament to the thought of Origen and one of the topic's most influential theologians, Augustine. What role did evil adopt in ancient Judaism? What impact did the association of miracles with demons have upon Matthew's Gospel? Evil and the Devil examines such questions, resulting in a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of portrayals of evil and its power and influence on religious thought.
Evil and the Devil brings together contributions from leading inter national scholars to chart that debate, tracing the history of evil from its origins in the Old Testament through early Judaism and the New Testament to the thought of Origen and one of the topic's most influential theologians, Augustine. What role did evil adopt in ancient Judaism? What impact did the association of miracles with demons have upon Matthew's Gospel? Evil and the Devil examines such questions, resulting in a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of portrayals of evil and its power and influence on religious thought.
- Contents
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1. The Devil in the Old Testament - Antti Laato
- 2. Evil in Second Temple Texts - Ida Fröhlich
- 3. Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls - Loren T. Stuckenbruck
- 4. The Devil in Rabbinic Literature - Gootfreid Reeg
- 5. Miracles of the Devil and His Assistants in Early Judaism and Their Influence on the Gospel of Matthew - Erkki Koskenniemi
- 6. Mark and the Devil - Jan Dochhorn
- 7. Binding the Strong Man: Demon-Possession and Liberation in the Gospel of Luke - Márta Cserháti
- 8. The Believing Jews as the Children of the Devil in John 8.44: Similarity as a Threat to Social Identity - Raimo Hakola
- 9. Paul and the Devil - Michael Becker
- 10. 1 Peter and the Lion - Lauri Thurén
- 11. The Dangerous Loser: The Narrative and Rhetorical Function of the Devil as Character in the Book of Revelation - Michael Labahn
- 12. "Evil is not a Nature": Origen on Evil and the Devil - Anna Tzvetkova-Glaser
- 13. Augustine and Evil - Frederick Van Fleteren
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Scholars
- Index of Subjects
- Copyright
Inner Books
This physical volume has several internal sections, each of which has been reviewed independently
- The Devil in the Old Testament by Antti Laato
- Evil in Second Temple Texts by Ida Fröhlich
- Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls by Loren T. Stuckenbruck
- The Devil in Rabbinic Literature by Gootfreid Reeg
- Miracles of the Devil and His Assistants in Early Judaism and Their Influence on the Gospel of Matthew by Erkki Koskenniemi
- Mark and the Devil by Jan Dochhorn
- Binding the Strong Man: Demon-Possession and Liberation in the Gospel of Luke by Márta Cserháti
- The Believing Jews as the Children of the Devil in John 8.44: Similarity as a Threat to Social Identity by Raimo Hakola
- Paul and the Devil by Michael Becker
- The Dangerous Loser: The Narrative and Rhetorical Function of the Devil as Character in the Book of Revelation by Michael Labahn
- "Evil is not a Nature": Origen on Evil and the Devil by Anna Tzvetkova-Glaser
- Augustine and Evil by Frederick Van Fleteren
- 1 Peter and the Lion by Lauri Thurén