Ukaranie Asaela (1 Hen. 10,4-8) w kontekście mezopotamskiej literatury zwalczającej czarną magię

• Authors: Henryk Drawnel

Title variants

EN

The Punishment of Asael (1 En. 10:4-8) in Light of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Literature

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The literary pattern of Asael’s punishment in the Enochic myth (1 En. 10,4-8) does not seem to originate in biblical literature or Greek mythology. It is far more probable that Babylonian anti-witchcraft literature provides the proper background for most of the elements in that literary pattern. The Jewish composer who lived in Mesopotamia in Late Babylonian period treated Asael and other Watchers as warlocks against whom some elements of exorcistic rituals have to be applied. The elimination of Asael and other Watchers from the earthly realm paved the way for the Jewish context of knowledge transmission, exemplified by Enoch and his insight into the structure of the world, revealed to him by angels faithful to the God of Israel.

Keywords

PL

1 Henoch; Księga Czuwających; Asael; literatura zwalczająca magię; kontekst późnobabiloński

EN

1 Enoch; Book of Watchers; Asael; anti-witchcraft literature; Late Babylonian context

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: The Biblical Annals
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 285-307

Dates

published

2015-11-08

Contributors

author

Henryk Drawnel

• Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Wydział Teologii. Instytut Nauk Biblijnych.