Divine scapegoats : demonic mimesis in early Jewish mysticism / 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.

Slavonic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Slavonic book of Enoch.

Jewish demonology.

Azazel (Jewish mythology).

Scapegoat.

Mysticism--Judaism.

Mysticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : Suny Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Divine Scapegoats is a wide-ranging exploration of the parallels between the heavenly and the demonic in early Jewish apocalyptical accounts. In these materials, antagonists often mirror features of angelic figures, and even those of the Deity himself, an inverse correspondence that implies a belief that the demonic realm is maintained by imitating divine reality. Andrei A. Orlov examines the sacerdotal, messianic, and creational aspects of this mimetic imagery, focusing primarily on two texts from the Slavonic pseudepigrapha: 2 Enoch and the Apocalypse of Abraham. These two works are part of a very special cluster of Jewish apocalyptic texts that exhibit features not only of the apocalyptic worldview but also of the symbolic universe of early Jewish mysticism. The Yom Kippur ritual in the Apocalypse of Abraham, the divine light and darkness of 2 Enoch, and the similarity of mimetic motifs to later developments in the Zohar are of particular importance in Orlov's consideration.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""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""; ""Introduction""; ""The Cursing of Azazel in the Apocalypse of Abraham 13 and 14""; ""Chapter 13: Curses bestowed by Yahoel""; ""Chapter 14: Curses in Yahoel�s Instruction to Abraham""; ""The Scarlet Band of the Scapegoat and Azazel�s Garment""; ""Early Jewish and Christian Traditions about the Crimson Thread""; ""The Crimson Thread and Human Sins""

""Crimson Band and Clothing Metaphors""""The Garment of Darkness""; ""The Scarlet Band of the Scapegoat and the Front-Plate of the High Priest""; ""The Divine Name and the Curse""; ""The Curse of the Fallen Angels""; ""The Demiurgic Curse and the Divine Name""; ""Conclusion""; ""The Cosmological Temple in the Apocalypse of Abraham""; ""Introduction""; ""Waters of the Sacred Courtyard""; ""Chambers of the Macrocosmic Temple""; ""The Veil of the Cosmological Sanctuary""; ""The Leviathan as the Foundation Stone""; ""Conclusion""

""The Demise of the Antagonist in the Apocalyptic Scapegoat Tradition""""Introduction""; ""The Reinterpretation of the Yom Kippur Ritual in the Jewish Apocalypticism""; ""Placing the Scapegoat into the Abyss""; ""Clothing the Scapegoat with the Dark Garment""; ""The Binding of the Scapegoat""; ""Conclusion""; ""The Nourishment of Azazel""; ""Introduction""; ""Roots of the Angelic Nourishment Motif""; ""The Mosaic Background of Abraham�s Angelic Sustenance""; ""Fiery Provisions""; ""Transformation through Celestial Nourishment""; ""The Nourishment of Azazel""

""Feeding with the Whole Extent?""""Feeding on Azazel""; ""Conclusion""; ""The Messianic Scapegoat in the Apocalypse of Abraham""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Messianic Reinterpretation of the Scapegoat Imagery in Second- and Third-Century Christian Authors""; ""II. Messianic Reinterpretation of the Yom Kippur Imagery in the Apocalypse of Abraham""; ""Initial Procession of the Messianic Figure from the Left Side""; ""The Maltreatment of the Messiah""; ""The Messiah and Azazel""; ""The Messianic Idol""; ""The Messianic Dyad""; ""Distraction for the Heathen""; ""Conclusion""

""Part II: Studies in 2 Enoch""""Adoil Outside the Cosmos: God Before and After Creation in the Enochic Tradition""; ""Introduction""; ""The Aeon before Creation""; ""The Upper Foundation""; ""Inverse Symmetry of Light and Darkness""; ""The Cosmogony of 2 Enoch: Light inside of Light""; ""The Anthropogony of 2 Enoch: Sophia and Seven""; ""The Aeon after Creation""; ""The Final Aeon as the Reverse Anthropogony""; ""The Beloved Seventh""; ""Enoch as the Righteous One""; ""Enoch-Metatron as the Foundation""; ""Enoch as the Vessel of Light""; ""The Demiurgic Role of Enoch""; ""Conclusion""

""The Veneration Motif in the Temptation Narrative of the Gospel of Matthew: Lessons from the Enochic Tradition""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438455846

1438455844