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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...

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Published in:Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 347 - 356
Main Author: Joosten, Jan
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2014
Subjects:
Exorcism
Genesis Apocryphon
Aramaic literature
Bible
Dead Sea scrolls
Caquot, Andre
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost