UCBF 9b

Question 1

Pseudepigrapha

Answer 1

A diverse group of Jewish or Christian religious writings attributed to notable biblical persons that are not included in the books of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, or the Apocrypha. These writings date from about 250 BCe to 200 Ce, and some of them are quoted from or alluded to in the Bible.

Question 2

Demon / demonic

Answer 2

A being of the spiritual realm, or a quality of that realm, particularly one opposed or hostile to human beings

Question 3

Beelzebul

Answer 3

The ruler of the demons. It is based on the Hebrew Baalzebul, “Baal the exalted,” a title of the Phoenician god at Ekron, changed probably as a derogatory name into Baalzebub, “lord of flies.”