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Orlov, Andrei A., 1960-

Divine scapegoats : demonic mimesis in early Jewish mysticism / Andrei A. Orlov. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The right in the left: the divine and the demonic in the Apocalypse of Abraham and 2 Enoch -- Part I. Studies in the Apocalypse of Abraham -- The curses of Azazel -- The cosmological temple in the Apocalypse of Abraham -- The demise of the antagonist in the apocalyptic scapegoat tradition -- The nourishment of Azazel -- The messianic scapegoat in the Apocalypse of Abraham -- Part II. Studies in 2 Enoch -- Adoil outside the cosmos: God before and after -- Creation in the Enochic tradition -- The veneration motif in the temptation narrative of the Gospel of Matthew: lessons from the Enochic tradition -- Primordial lights: the logos and adoil in the Johannine prologue and 2 Enoch.

ISBN: 9781438455846 1438455844

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Apocalypse of Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Slavonic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Apocalypse of Abraham.
Slavonic book of Enoch.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jewish demonology.
Azazel (Jewish mythology)
Scapegoat.
Mysticism--Judaism.
Azazel (Jewish mythology)
Jewish demonology.
Mysticism--Judaism.
Scapegoat.
RELIGION / Judaism / General

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BM645.D45 / O755 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 296.3/16