“The Affair of Uzza and Azael” (b. Yoma 67b): The Creation of Demons and the Myth of the Fallen Angels in the Babylonian Talmud
The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the origins of demons presented in the Babylonian Talmud against two backgrounds: (1) the “default” Talmudic teachings on the origins of angels, monsters, and ghosts and (2) the Enochian myth of the fallen angels furnished by the apocrypha and pseudepigra...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Morcelliana
2021
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Henoch
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 294-322 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Demon
/ Talmûd bavlî
/ Angel
/ Spirits
/ Fall of the angels
/ Enoch
/ Apokryphe Apokalypsen
/ Pseudepigrapha
/ Schöpferkraft Gottes
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism CA Christianity |
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Babylonian Talmud
B fallen angels B Theodicy B origins of demons |