Naked Bible Podcast 162 — The Evil Eye
Channel: Houseform Apologetics
Date: 2017-08-19

The “evil eye” was a widespread superstition in the ancient world, one that continues on into the present day. The belief that one could cause someone harm merely by looking at them, or cast a spell over them by the same means, shows up in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamian, Greece, Rome, and Rabbinic writings. But does the Bible contain any reference to the notion? This episode explores biblical references to having an “evil eye” and discusses the meaning of those references in biblical thought.

Select References:

• Marie-Louise Thomsen, “The Evil Eye in Mesopotamia,” Journal 
   of Near Eastern Studies 51:1 (1992): 19–32
• Edwin M. Yamauchi, “Magic in the Biblical World,” Tyndale 
   Bulletin 34 (1983): 169–200 (Sec IV.C)
• Nicole Tilford, “The Affective Eye: Re-Examining a Biblical 
   Idiom,” Biblical Interpretation 23 (2015) 207–221
• D. A. Fiensy, “The Importance of New Testament Background 
   Studies in Biblical Research: The ‘Evil Eye’ in Luke 11: 34 as a Case 
   Study,” Stone-Campbell Journal. 2:1 (1992): 75–88
• Eastman, “The Evil Eye and the Curse of the Law: Galatians 3:1 
   Revisited,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 83 (2001): 
   69–87

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