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 serves as professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Studies at Aarhus University. She is the PI of the research project “An Intersectional Analysis of Ancient Jewish Travel Narratives,” funded by the European Research Council (2021–26).
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.