IL SATANA E IL DIAVOLO NEI TESTI SAPIENZIALI DI ISRAELE
THE SATAN AND DEVIL IN THE SAPIENTIAL WRITINGS OF ISRAEL
Author(s): Luca MazzinghiSubject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: devil; satan; the book of Wisdom; Sirah; Job; Tobias; Asmodeus;
Summary/Abstract: The satan and devil in the sapiential writings of Israel. In the biblical sapiential literature the figure of the devil is rare (absent especially in Proverbs and Quelet). This study first deals with the text of Sir. 21, 27, which seems to deny the existence of a figure called “satan” and already known in two biblical texts (cf. Zah. 3, 2; 1Cr 21, 1). We then analyze the figure of “satan” present in Job 1-2: only a literary figure? Opposing figure to God himself, his “dark” side? Or a figure to be read through the “snake” prism of Genesis 3? The study then deals with the theme of “the devil’s envy” mentioned in Wisdom 2. 24 and concludes with a brief analysis of the figure of the “evil demon” Asmodeo, one of the protagonists of Tobit’s book; In the latter case, we are confronted with a vision that is certainly popular, which should not be burdened with too many theological meanings.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai - Theologia Catholica
- Issue Year: 64/2019
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 37-51
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Italian
