Fallen Angels: Soldiers of Satan's Realm

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii PART ONE: Gateway I Introducing the Theme n The Hebrew Scriptures PART TWO: The Outside Books Introduction in The Ethiopic Enoch iv The Ethiopic Enoch (continued) v The Ethiopic Enoch (concluded) vi Jubilees, Testaments, Zadokite Work vn The Slavonic Enoch 3 7 15 16 21 23 26 32 IX « c • • • Contents VHI The Adam Books 35 ix The Testament of Job 37 x Esdras, Baruch, Pseudo-Philo 42 xi The Apocalypse of Abraham 46 PART THREE: Crossroads xn Hellenistic Writings 51 xni Where the Ways Divide 54 PART FOUR: The Early Christian Church xiv The New Testament 61 xv The Church Fathers 73 The Interpretation of Genesis VI . . . Satan . . . The Limitations of Christian Dualism PART FIVE: The Rabbis xvi Talmud and Midrash 89 The Sin of the Angels . . . Enoch . . . The Frailty of Angels .. . The Character of Satan ... The Evil Inclination . . . The Serpent. . . The Demons . . . The Princes of the Gentiles xvn Interlude: The Legend in Islam 111 Iblis . . . Harut and Marut xvm New Paths: The Visionaries 117 1. Apocalypses . . . 2. Mystical Writings xix New Paths: The Later Aggada 128 Sinful Angels . . . The Fall of Satan . . . Satans Malice . . . Samael as Prince of Rome . .. Uzza the Patron Angel of Egypt . . . The Guardian Angels of the Nations . . . Enoch . . . Lilith . . . Summing Up PART six: Medieval Judaism xx The Rationalists 147 The "Sons of God'9 . . . Enoch . . . Azazel. . . Job . . . Hillel hen Samuel and the Christians Contents • • • xi PART SEVEN: Jewish Mysticism xxi The German Cabala 163 xxn The Spanish Cabala 168 XXIII The Zohar 176 The FallenAngels . . . Naamah,Lilith, the Rulers of Arka . . . The Paternity of Cain . . .SamaelSatan . . . MysticalDualism xxiv The Later Mystics 186 xxv Mysticism for the Masses 194 PART EIGHT: Christian Theology xxvi The Devil of the Philosophers 201 xxvn The Devil of the People 208 Witchcraft . . . The Devil's People-the Jews . . . The Heretics xxvm Protestant Christianity 220 Luther . . . Calvin .. . English Literature . .. The Witches PART NINE: The Devil in Modern Dress xxix The Century of Liberalism 235 xxx Epilogue 239 Bibliography 253 Notes 263 Index 291 FALLEN ANGELS ...