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Demons of change : antagonism and apotheosis in jewish and christian apocalypticism / Andrei A. Orlov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Orlov, Andrei A., 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apocalypse of Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Apocalypse of Abraham.
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament).
- Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : 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:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Between God and Satan Inauguration into the Divine Image in Early Jewish and Christian Accounts
- I. Induction into the Divine Image in Early Jewish Materials
- Primary Adam Books: The Protoplast's Inauguration
- Inauguration of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero: 2 Enoch and 3 Enoch
- 2 Enoch
- 3 Enoch
- Book of Daniel and the Book of the Similitudes: The Son of Man Induction
- Daniel 7
- The Book of the Similitudes
- Moses's Induction: The Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian
- Inauguration into the Image in the Prayer of Joseph
- Jacob's Inauguration in the Ladder of Jacob
- Jacob's Iqonin
- Theme of the Angelic Opposition
- II. Induction into the Divine Image in Early Christian Materials
- Adoration of the Magi
- Temptation Account
- The Transfiguration Account
- Jesus's Iqonin
- Prostration Motie
- Conclusion
- Chapter Two: Furnace that Kills and Furnace that Gives Life Fiery Trials and Martyrdom in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- I. Fiery Trials in Jewish Lore
- Daniel 3
- Abraham's Fiery Trials
- LAB 6 as a Martyrological Account
- The Theme of Idolatry
- II. Fiery Trials in Early Christian Martyrdoms
- Acts of Paul
- Martyrdom of Polycarp
- Martyrdom of Pionius
- The Martyrdom of Montanus and Lucius
- The Martyrdom of Fructuosus and Companions
- III. Fiery Trials of Abraham in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- The Fiery Ordeal of Bar-Eshath
- Fiery Annihilation of Terah's Household
- Azazel's Warning
- Azazel's Furnace
- Fiery Trials of Abraham as the Martyrological Crisis
- The Adept's Preparatory Fast before the Fiery Ordeal
- Adept's Prayer before or during the Fiery Trial
- Martyrological Crisis and Ascent's Topology
- Martyrological Crisis and the Adept's Ascent
- Martyrological Crisis and Theophany.
- Martyrological Crisis and the Adept's Metamorphosis
- Fiery Ordeal as Sacrifice
- Chapter Three: Leviathan's Knot The High Priest's Sash as a Cosmological Symbol
- The High Priest as the Microcosmic Temple
- The Sea as the Cosmological Courtyard
- Leviathan as the Circuitus Mundi
- The High Priest as the Eschatological Adam
- Chapter Four: Apocalyptic Scapegoat Traditions in the Book of Revelation
- The Demise of the Scapegoat in Rabbinic and Patristic Accounts
- The Demise of the Eschatological Scapegoat in Jewish Apocalypticism
- Book of Revelation
- The Motif of the Antagonist's Banishment
- The Motif of the Angelic Handler
- The Motif of the Scapegoat's Binding
- The Motif of Sealing the Scapegoat's Abyss
- The Motif of the Temporary Healing of the Earth
- The Motif of the Scapegoat's Temporary Unbinding Before His Final Demise
- The Motif of the Red Band
- Chapter Five: Azazel's Will Internalization of Evil in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- I. The Internalization of Evil in Early Jewish Lore
- The Internalization of Evil in Early Enochic Materials
- Internalization of Evil in the Book of Jubilees
- Internalization of Evil in the Qumran Materials
- II. The Internalization of Evil in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- Demonological Developments in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- The Antagonist's Control over Humans: Azazel's Lot
- Azazel's Will: Backdoor to the Human Nature?
- Chapter Six: Glorification through Fear in 2 Enoch
- The Theophanic Motif of Fear in the Hebrew Bible
- The Motif of the Seer's Fear in Early Enochic Accounts
- Fearsome Face
- The "Frightening" Angel
- Incorruptibility by Fear
- The Glorification of the Righteous through the Fear of God
- Adam's Fear
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438480909
- 1438480903
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