Goat for Yahweh, Goat for Azazel - The Impact of Yom Kippur on the Gospels

This book explores the influence of the Day of Atonement on the Gospels. Hans M. Moscicke investigates how the gospel writers utilized the Yom Kippur traditions of the Second Temple period to craft Christological goat typologies and examines how scapegoat and Azazel traditions in first-century Judaism shaped the theology of the Gospels.

List of contents

1. The Final Judgment as Ritual Purgation of Cosmos: The Impact of Yom Kippur on "the Sheep and the Goats" (Matt. 25:31-46)
2. Jesus as Goat for Yahweh and Goat for Azazel in Matthew's Baptism-Temptation Narrative (Matt. 3:16?4:11)
3. Jubilary Release of Sins and the Scapegoating of Jesus in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30)
4. The Gerasene/Gadarene Exorcism as Apocalyptic Mimesis of the Scapegoat Ritual: A Synoptic Analysis
5. Jesus's Atonement and Heavenly Ascent in John's Resurrection Narrative (John 20:11-23)

About the author

Hans M. Moscicke (PhD in Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity, Marquette University) is currently an instructor at Saint Louis University.

Summary

This book explores the influence of the Day of Atonement on the Gospels. Hans M. Moscicke investigates how the gospel writers utilized the Yom Kippur traditions of the Second Temple period to craft Christological goat typologies and examines how scapegoat and Azazel traditions in first-century Judaism shaped the theology of the Gospels.

Product details

• Authors: Moscicke Hans M. Moscicke, Hans M. Moscicke
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781978712447
• ISBN: 978-1-978712-44-7
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Christianity, Jewish Studies, Judaism: life & practice, Relating to Jewish people & groups, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts