The Verb ... "to Exorcize" in Qumran Aramaic and Beyond.
In the Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20 20:28–29) the verb "ipl "to rebuke" refers to the expelling of an impure spirit A similar usage occurs in later magical amulets. Developing the hunch of earlier scholars such as Felix Klein-Franke and André Caquot, the present paper argues that the verb ... acquired a...
| Publicado en: | Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 347 - 356 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2014
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| Sumario: | In the Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20 20:28–29) the verb "ipl "to rebuke" refers to the expelling of an impure spirit A similar usage occurs in later magical amulets. Developing the hunch of earlier scholars such as Felix Klein-Franke and André Caquot, the present paper argues that the verb ... acquired a specialized meaning "to exorcize" because of the frequent use of Zech 3:2 in exorcisms. The usage is "delocutive", ... means: "to say: May the Lord rebuke you.' " |
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