By Andrei Orlov
ISBN-10: 9004308210
ISBN-13: 9789004308213
The examine explores the eschatological reinterpretation of the Yom Kippur ritual present in the Apocalypse of Abraham the place the protagonist of the tale, the patriarch Abraham, takes at the position of a celestial goat for YHWH, whereas the text’s antagonist, the fallen angel Azazel, is anticipated because the demonic scapegoat. The research treats the appliance of the 2 goats typology to human and otherworldly figures in its complete old and interpretive complexity via a extensive number of Jewish and Christian assets, from the patriarchical narratives of the Hebrew Bible to early Christian fabrics during which Yom Kippur traditions have been utilized to Jesus’ tale.
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G. J. Kapstein, Pesikta de-Rab Kahana: R. Kahana’s Compilation of Discourses for Sabbaths and Festal Days (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1975) 181. 28 Part 1 In this rabbinic testimony, the reader again encounters peculiar animal imagery. It refers to Jacob’s account found in Gen 27:9, where Rebekah tells her son to bring out two young animals in order to prepare a savory meal for Isaac. Yet, the rabbinic passage appears to connect these “two kids of the goats” with the cultic animals of Leviticus 16.
Yet, compared to the aforementioned biblical accounts of brotherly pairs that received their sacerdotal reinterpretation only in the later rabbinic materials, the story of Joseph was already placed in the context of the atoning rite in the Second Temple period. It has been previously noted by scholars that chapter 34 of the Book of Jubilees envisions the establishment of Yom Kippur as a punishment for Jacob’s sons’ actions against Joseph, the very actions that caused their father so much suffering.
110 See also b. R. ‘Anani b. Sason said: Why is the portion about the priestly garments placed next to the portion about the sacrifices? It is to tell you that just as sacrifices procure atonement, so do the priestly garments. ” Epstein, The Babylonian Talmud. Arachin 16a. Joseph 41 tunic to atone for those who wear a mixture of wool and linen, as it is said, And he made him a coat [tunic] of many colours (Gen XXXVII, 3). It is clear that the sacerdotal reinterpretation attempting to weave Joseph’s story into the fabric of the atoning ritual enjoyed immense popularity in rabbinic materials, as it was even shepherded into the vast body of martyrological materials.
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