Generally speaking, it is alrteady a technical term. And this term is not used by the Yahad !!! You are dealing, thus, with Satan-terminology of the long-living predecessor sect of the mxhqq, IMO the philosophical root of the Essenes in Josephus et par.
_Dierk ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey B. Gibson To: Dierk van den Berg Cc: Suter, David ; g-megillot Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [Megillot] Satan and Belial Offline Dierk van den Berg wrote: That's humbug, David. Sorry to say that.cf. 1Q28b, I.8; 4Q213,1.17; 4Q 504 frg 2, 4.12; 11Q05,19.15 and 11Q11, 4.12 on 'Satan'. I think you are attributing to David things I said. In any case, I ask again, is satan a name or a common noun in these texts? Jeffrey -- Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon) 1500 W. Pratt Blvd. Chicago, Illinois e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]