The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
43. What Does the Hebrew Bible Say about Angels and Demons?
The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
Elisa Uusimaki [+]
Aarhus University
Elisa Uusimäki works on the literary and cultural history of Judaism in antiquity, serving as an associate professor at Aarhus University. She also holds the title of docent at the University of Helsinki. Uusimäki has published on topics such as wisdom, ethics and exemplarity, early biblical interpretation, travel in antiquity, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Hellenistic Judaism.
Description
There is little distinction between good angels and evil demons in the Hebrew Bible, where all spiritual beings serve God’s purposes. The late Second Temple era saw an increasing interest in angels and developed a hierarchy of angelic beings.