Prince Mastema and His Army in the Book of Jubilees
Antoni Tronina
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-8271
Abstract
The Book of Jubilees is a valuable testimony of the “intertestamental” literature from the time of the Maccabean struggles for the religious and national sovereignty of Israel. The topic under discussion concerns the term which describes the leader of the evil spirits as “Prince Mastema.” “Mastema” is not so much a personal name, but rather a designation of function in the world. The term “Lord of Hostility” is not presented here as an opponent of God, but rather as the commander of an army of evil spirits that will wage war against God-faithful spirits in the end times.
Keywords:
Old Testament Apocrypha, demonology, Book of Jubilees, Mastema, Book of Daniel, Qumran, New TestamentReferences
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