A Fresh Look at "Belial" in Biblical Hermeneutics and Postbiblical Literature
While the precise origin, meaning, and etymology of the term "Belial" (בליעל) in the Hebrew Bible has been a subject of considerable debate, there is no doubt that it exercised significant influence on the progress of Jewish thought. From the third century BCE onwards, Belial ( or Beliar i...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Biblical research
Year: 2023, Volume: 68, Pages: 28-41 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Beliar
/ Old Testament
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Book of Jubilees
/ Devil
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Pseudepigrapha
B Mastemah B Dead Sea Scrolls B Belial B Qumran B Jubilees B Satan B Second Temple period literature B Biblical Interpretation B בליעל |
