In this Book
- Fallen Angels: Soldiers of Satan's Realm
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
The problem of evil has challenged mankind ever since the dawn of intelligence. Why is there evil in the world and why do pain and suffering come upon those who do not seem to deserve it? Written in a simple, popular style, Bamberger's book, first published in 1952, will appeal to anyone who, no matter what his own answer to the question may be, is curious to learn how it has been answered in the past or is being answered by others in our own age.
The author traces the history of the belief in fallen angels in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and assembles a variety of tales and superstitions -- some grotesque, others quaint and humorous. His presentation also reveals a basic divergence between Judaism and Christianity in their respective attitudes toward the devil. The concluding chapter of the work deals with the return of the devil to prominence in contemporary religious thought and shows how Judaism seeks its own solution to the problem of evil.
The book contains an extensive bibliography, notes, and index.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- PART ONE Gateway
- CHAPTER THREE The Ethiopic Enoch
- pp. 16-21
- CHAPTER SEVEN The Slavonic Enoch
- pp. 32-35
- CHAPTER EIGHT The Adam Books
- pp. 35-37
- CHAPTER NINE The Testament of Job
- pp. 37-42
- PART THREE Crossroads
- CHAPTER TWELVE Hellenistic Writings
- pp. 51-53
- PART FOUR The Early Christian Church
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN The New Testament
- pp. 61-72
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Church Fathers
- pp. 73-87
- PART FIVE The Rabbis
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN Talmud and Midrash
- pp. 89-111
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN New Paths: The Visionaries
- pp. 117-127
- CHAPTER NINETEEN New Paths: The Later Aggada
- pp. 128-145
- PART SIX Medieval Judaism
- CHAPTER TWENTY The Rationalists
- pp. 147-161
- PART SEVEN Jewish Mysticism
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The German Cabala
- pp. 163-168
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Spanish Cabala
- pp. 168-176
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Zohar
- pp. 176-186
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The Later Mystics
- pp. 186-194
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Mysticism for the Masses
- pp. 194-199
- PART EIGHT Christian Theology
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN The Devil of the People
- pp. 208-220
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Protestant Christianity
- pp. 220-233
- PART NINE The Devil in Modern Dress
- CHAPTER THIRTY Epilogue
- pp. 239-252
- Bibliography
- pp. 253-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827610477
Related ISBN(s)
9780827607972
MARC Record
OCLC
656855675
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No