Authors: Ronald Isaacs
ISBN-13: 9780765759658, ISBN-10: 0765759659
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: January 1997
Edition: New Edition
From classic art to modern-day television programs, angels are represented in many ways and in many forms. Although angels have permeated Jewish tradition since biblical times, they remain a mystery to most people, often thought of as distinctly un-Jewish icons. In Ascending Jacob's Ladder: Jewish Views of Angels, Demons, and Evil Spirits, Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs introduces readers to the fascinating Jewish world of angels, from earliest times to the modern period.
Introduction | ||
1 | Angels in the Bible | 1 |
2 | Angels Among the Jewish Sects | 45 |
3 | Angels in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha | 47 |
4 | The Rabbis and the Angels | 57 |
5 | Angels in Jewish Liturgy | 71 |
6 | Satan, Fallen Angels, and the Angel of Death | 77 |
7 | Demons, Spirits, and Evil Forces | 91 |
8 | Notable Angel Quotations and Stories | 119 |
9 | Notable Quotations Relating to the Angel of Death and Satan | 131 |
10 | Who's Who of Angels and Demons | 139 |
Further Reading | 143 | |
Index | 145 |