Is it an allusion to lord of lies?
2006-09-21 05:40:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Baal Zebul?
2006-09-21 05:41:26 · update #1
It's the title of a book about little boys who are left alone on a deserted island after a plane crash, and descend into anarchy.
2006-09-21 05:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The title is a reference to the Hebrew name Beelzebub (××¢× ××××, Baal-zvuv, "god of the fly") a name sometimes used as a synonym for Satan.
The "Lord of the Flies" in the end reveals that evil and the terror of the "beastie" is not an external threat, but an inborn evil with the boys themselves.
All I remember from it is "Kill Piggy!"
2006-09-21 12:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bunny Lebowski 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baal Zebul is more commonly known as Beelzebub. Traditionally, one fo the most powerful demons - ranking in importance with Lucifer, Ashtaroth, Satan, and Beherit - Beelzebub was originally Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron in the ninth century b.c., and is mentioned in 2 Kings 1:2. The Canaanites worshipped him in a temple unpolluted by flies, hence his popular designation as "Lord of the Flies." Flies were reagarded as unclean creatures that thrived on coprses, and Beelzebub in this regard was thought of as a demon of decay. Luke 2:15 describes him as "chief of the devils."
2006-09-21 12:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beel-ze-bub the archdemon, and ruler of the underworld
according to some faiths.
People think the worship of Baal, which literally means "lord",
was simply idol worship.
In 1st or 2nd Kings it has a funny spelling." Baal-ze-bub". I
think Baal worhip was devil worship. Which is a far cry from
worshiping a useless idol.
2006-09-21 12:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Lord of Flies is a piece of Dung.
Also, it is a book (and movie) about a private school boys plane that crashes on a deserted island, and without adult supervision, the kids turn to anarchy, murder, and mayhem. Kinda like what adults do in real life everyday.
2006-09-21 12:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Beelzebub", another name for "Satan" meaning exactly that, "lord of the fly", in hebrew.
It's also a GREAT novel, later made into a film. Even The Simpsons had a go at it in the 9th season episode Das Bus.
2006-09-21 12:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Button flies rules over zipper flies.
2006-09-21 12:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lord of flies is symbolic of evil
2006-09-21 12:44:07 · answer #8 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a great book about the deterioration of humanity.
2006-09-21 12:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baalzebub means the god of flies.
2006-09-21 12:44:51 · answer #10 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋