Early Christianity
See also: Early ChristianityLeviticus and Deuteronomy prohibit certain kinds of magic, specifically divination, seeking omens, mediums who commune with the dead, and spell-casters. These acts, as well as other rituals related to BaĘżal and Canaanites, were specifically forbidden to the Israelites. Christianity is based in Judaism and because of this, teachings from Judaism regarding magic were held as valid by early Christians.
Galatians includes sorcery in a list of "works of the flesh". This ban is repeated in the Didache, written during the mid to late first century. The practice of witchcraft and sorcery were regarded as sins by Christians that needed to be repented of, confessed, and forsaken.
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