An article examining the biblical concept of the scapegoat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"But the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be 
presented alive before the LORD to make atonement 
over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness 
to Azazel". (RSV Leviticus 16:10)

 

The Jewish nation as the Scapegoat