Orlov Demons of Change

Antagonism and Apotheosis in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8090-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Demonstrates how conflict between a human adept as the divine warrior and an otherworldly antagonist plays a key role in early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic accounts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orlov, Andrei A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Between God and Satan: Inauguration into the Divine Image in Early Jewish and Christian Accounts

2. Furnace that Kills and Furnace that Gives Life: Fiery Trials and Martyrdom in the Apocalypse of Abraham

3. Leviathan's Knot: The High Priest's Sash as a Cosmological Symbol

4. Apocalyptic Scapegoat Traditions in the Book of Revelation

5. Azazel's Will: Internalization of Evil in the Apocalypse of Abraham

6. Glorification through Fear in 2 Enoch

Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Andrei A. Orlov is Professor of Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity at Marquette University. He is the author of The Greatest Mirror: Heavenly Counterparts in the Jewish Pseudepigrapha; Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism; and Dark Mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology, all published by SUNY Press.