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

• Superior document: Studia Judaeoslavica, Volume 8
• VerfasserIn: Orlov, Andrei A., 1960-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Judaeoslavica ; Volume 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages)
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Interpretation of the Two Goats’ Imagery in Early Jewish and Christian Materials /; Azazel as an Eschatological Scapegoat in the Apocalypse of Abraham /; Abraham as an Eschatological Goat for Yhwh in the Apocalypse of Abraham /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Modern Author Index /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9789004308220; 9004308229; 9004308210
• ISSN: 1876-6153
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Andrei A. Orlov.

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.