Dark Mirrors

Andrei A. Orlov is Associate Professor of Theology at Marquette University. He is the author of several books, including Selected Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha.

• Preface AbbreviationsIntroductionLightless Shadows: Symmetry of Good and Evil in Early Jewish DemonologyPart I: Azazel "The Likeness of Heaven": Kavod of Azazel in the Apocalypse of AbrahamEschatological Yom Kippur in the Apocalypse of Abraham: The Scapegoat Ritual The Garment of Azazel in the Apocalypse of AbrahamPart II: Satanael The Watchers of Satanael: The Fallen Angels Traditions in 2 (Slavonic) EnochSatan and the Visionary: Apocalyptic Roles of the Adversary in the Temptation Narrative of the Gospel of MatthewThe Flooded Arboretums: The Garden Traditions in the Slavonic Version of 3 Baruch and the Book of GiantsNotesBibliographyIndex

"…an engaging examination of the two most infamous characters of Second Temple Jewish demonology, the fallen angels Satan and Azazel … Dark Mirrors will be of interest to students of the scriptures and especially those interested in religious history, whether or not they have prior experience with the early Jewish and early Christian texts he utilizes. The many parallels with LDS understandings of the nature of Satan should be apparent and exciting for most. Orlov is one of the foremost scholars on this genre of extrabiblical texts and much can be gleaned from his adventurous and insightful approach." — BYU Studies Quarterly"Orlov has succeeded in producing a well-written and closely argued account that will serve as a fine resource in early Jewish and Christian literature for years to come." — H-Net Reviews, H-Judaic"Andrei Orlov [has] made a name for himself in the academic world by studying rarely examined Jewish pseudo-epigraphic works that have come down to us in Slavonic … Recommended for academic collections." — AJL Reviews