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Demons of change : antagonism and apotheosis in Jewish and Christian apocalypticism / Andrei A. Orlov.
Van Pelt Library BS1199.T447 O75 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Orlov, Andrei A., 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Revelation.
- Apocalypse of Abraham.
- Theomachy in the Bible.
- Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
- Apocalyptic literature.
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament).
- Apocalypse of Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 263 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Between God and Satan: Inauguration into the Divine Image in Early Jewish and Christian Accounts
- ch. Two Furnace that Kills and Furnace that Gives Life: Fiery Trials and Martyrdom in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- ch. Three Leviathan's Knot: The High Priest's Sash as a Cosmological Symbol
- ch. Four Apocalyptic Scapegoat Traditions in the Book of Revelation
- ch. Five Azazel's Will: Internalization of Evil in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- ch. Six Glorification through Fear in 2 Enoch.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Orlov, Andrei A., 1960- Demons of change
- ISBN:
- 9781438480893
- 143848089X
- OCLC:
- 1154535615
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