Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating

The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. The rite is described in Leviticus 16. The word also refers, in modern parlance, to one who is blamed for misfortunes, often as a way of distracting attention from the real causes. Scapegoat - In the Hebrew Bible. Two very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as ...

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• Scapegoat - Christian view
• Scapegoat - Scapegoating
• Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating
• Scapegoat - Scapegoating in sports
• Scapegoat - Scapegoating in Psychoanalytic Theory

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Figuratively, a scapegoat is someone selected to bear blame for a calamity. Scapegoating is the act of holding a person, group of people, or thing responsible for a multitude of problems. This is also known as a frameup. Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating. Scapegoating is an important tool of propaganda; for example, the Jews were singled out in Nazi propaganda as the source of German ...

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In Christian theology, the story of the scapegoat in Leviticus is interpreted as a symbolic prefiguration of the self-sacrifice of Jesus, who takes the sins of humanity on his own head, having been driven into the 'wilderness' outside the city by order of the high priests. Some Christians believe that rather than representing Jesus, the scapegoat represented Satan. Leviticus 16:8: "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat." They believe that after the goat "for the Lord" h ...

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Scapegoat, Scapegoat - In the Hebrew Bible, Scapegoat - Christian view, Scapegoat - Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in sports, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in Psychoanalytic Theory

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Two very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as part of the Holy Service of that day. The high priest cast lots for the two goats. One goat was offered as a burnt offering, as was the bull. The second goat was the scapegoat. The high priest placed his hands on the head of the goat and confessed the sins of the people of Israel. The scapegoat was led away and pushed over a distant cliff. It is not clear where Azazel was exactly or if it was a place at all. In modern Hebrew Azazel is used derogatorily, as in lekh la ...

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Scapegoat, Scapegoat - In the Hebrew Bible, Scapegoat - Christian view, Scapegoat - Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in sports, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in Psychoanalytic Theory

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