The category 'magic' , long used to signify an allegedly
substantive type of activity distinguishable from 'religion', has
nearly been dismantled by recent historical and social-scientific
approaches to religious studies. While recognising and at times
reinforcing this stance, the essays in this collection show that
there is still much to be learned about the cultural context of
early Judaism and Christianity by analysing ancient texts which
either use 'magic' as a category for purposes of deviance labelling
or promote behaviour of a broadly magico-religious variety. Through
sustained engagement with texts ranging from Exod. 7-9 and Acts 8
to the Testament of Solomon and the Late Antique alchemical
treatise known as the Cyranides, this volume focuses chiefly on
materials that challenge the familiar boundaries between miracle
and magic and medicine; yet it also heightens awareness of the way
unsuspecting use of a sick sign (e.g. 'magic') can impede critical
understanding of texts and their respective contexts of production
and reception. Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Supplement Series, Volume 245.
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