Nicole L. Tilford

Nicole L. Tilford

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Dr. Nicole L. Tilford is an independent scholar living in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Emory University. She is the author of Sensing World, Sensing Wisdom: The Cognitive Foundation of Biblical Metaphors (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2017) and has published articles on sensory criticism of biblical metaphors and the reception history of the Bible.

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Does the Bible Believe in the Evil Eye?

Does the Bible Believe in the Evil Eye?

The belief in the power of an angry or jealous person’s eye to damage others was pervasive in the ancient Near East, in Jewish antiquity, and medieval times. But what does the Bible say?