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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:

Medieval Christian Views of Hebrew as the Language of Magic

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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Published:
12/24/2020
Specs:
Digest / 5.25" x 8.25"
40 pages Saddle-stitched
Category:
Religion
Tags:
Christian Kabbalah, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, hebrew, lds, Magic, medieval Christianity, Mormonism

Abstract: The view of Hebrew as a language of magic, for which precedents can be discerned in the Bible and in rabbinic tradition, spilled over into early and medieval Christianity. Andrew Skinner adroitly explores the material and theological history of this trajectory, showing how this contributed to the emergence of Christian Kabbalah in the sixteenth century.

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