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OverviewExplores the paradoxical symmetry between the divine and demonic in early Jewish mystical texts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrei A. OrlovPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438455839ISBN 10: 1438455836 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 May 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn impressively productive scholar, Orlov is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts in the so-called Slavonic pseudepigrapha, a group of Jewish apocalyptic texts from the Second Temple Period whose origins and transmission history is especially obscure. Divine Scapegoats demonstrates once more Orlov's mastery of these texts. - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) ...Divine Scapegoats ... injects new insights into our understanding of the early foundations of the Jewish mystical tradition ... [and] is a valuable contribution to Sephardic studies. With its bibliography and very extensive notes it should find a place in academic libraries. - AJL Reviews An impressively productive scholar, Orlov is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts in the so-called Slavonic pseudepigrapha, a group of Jewish apocalyptic texts from the Second Temple Period whose origins and transmission history is especially obscure. Divine Scapegoats demonstrates once more Orlov's mastery of these texts. - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) Author InformationAndrei A. Orlov is Professor of Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity at Marquette University. He is the author of several books, including Dark Mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology, also published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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