The atoning dyad : the two goats of Yom Kippur in the Apocalypse of Abraham / by Andrei A. Orlov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlov, Andrei A., 1960- author.

Series:

Studia Judaeoslavica ; Volume 8.

Studia Judaeoslavica, 1876-6153 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scapegoat.

Yom Kippur.

Apocalypse of Abraham.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 178 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study explores the eschatological reinterpretation of the Yom Kippur ritual found in the Apocalypse of Abraham where the protagonist of the story, the patriarch Abraham, takes on the role of a celestial goat for YHWH, while the text’s antagonist, the fallen angel Azazel, is envisioned as the demonic scapegoat. The study treats the application of the two goats typology to human and otherworldly figures in its full historical and interpretive complexity through a broad variety of Jewish and Christian sources, from the patriarchical narratives of the Hebrew Bible to early Christian materials in which Yom Kippur traditions were applied to Jesus’ story.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Andrei A. Orlov

Introduction / Andrei A. Orlov

Interpretation of the Two Goats’ Imagery in Early Jewish and Christian Materials / Andrei A. Orlov

Azazel as an Eschatological Scapegoat in the Apocalypse of Abraham / Andrei A. Orlov

Abraham as an Eschatological Goat for Yhwh in the Apocalypse of Abraham / Andrei A. Orlov

Conclusion / Andrei A. Orlov

Bibliography / Andrei A. Orlov

Modern Author Index / Andrei A. Orlov

Subject Index / Andrei A. Orlov.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004308220

90-04-30822-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004308220 DOI