Magic in the Biblical World : From the Rod of Aaron to the Ring of Solomon.

Cover -- 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 -- Magic and Miracle in the Acts of the Apostles -- Virtual 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&amp -- #923 -- ANITI&amp -- #931 -- &amp -- #915 -- 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 -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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