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Authors: LUCA MAZZINGHI.
DOI: 10.24193/theol.cath.2019.03
Published Online: 2019-12-30
Published Print: 2019-12-30
pp. 37-51
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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.
Keywords: devil, satan, the book of Wisdom, Sirah, Job, Tobias, Asmodeus.
