Professor Andrei A. Orlov (original) (raw)

Address

• Theology Department, Marquette University, Coughlin Hall, 209
  P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-7649
• webpage: http://www.andreiorlov.com
• Academia.edu
• blog: LiveJournal
• Curriculum Vitae
• Orlov's books on Amazon.com
• Publications
• Русская версия

Academics

Academic Degrees:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Marquette University, 2003. Religious Studies. Dissertation: From Patriarch to the Youth: The Metatron Tradition in 2 Enoch. Dissertation Director: Prof.Deirdre Dempsey
• Master of Divinity, Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX), 1997.
• Master of Arts, Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX), 1995. New Testament.
• Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia), 1990. Sociology.
• Master of Arts, Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), 1986. Journalism. magna cum laude.

Academic Employment:

• Professor. Marquette University, 2012-Present.
• Associate Professor. Marquette University, 2009-2012.
• Assistant Professor. Marquette University, 2004-2009.
• Teaching Fellow. Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), 2003-2004.
• John P. Raynor Fellow. Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), 2002-2003.
• Teaching Assistant. Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), 1998-2002.
• Adjunct Professor. Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX), 1993-1997.
• Research Assistant to the Dean. Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX), 1991-1997.
• Senior Research Fellow. Institute for Cultural Research (Moscow, Russia), 1990-1991.

publications

Books:

• The Enoch-Metatron Tradition (TSAJ, 107; Tuebingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2005), pp. xii+383. $175.00. ISBN 3-16-148544-0.
  

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  To download 'Introduction' in .pdf format, click here.

  Reviews:
  - Archivo Teologico Granadino 68 (2005) 321 (Jose Vilchez)
  - Internationale Zeitschriftenschau 51 (2004/05) 1402.
  - New Testament Abstracts 50 (2006) 1.219.
  - Revue d'histoire et de philosophie religieuses 86 (2006) 406-407 (Ch. Grappe)
  - Zion 71 (2006) 404.
  - Salesianum 68 (2006) 596-597 (Rafael Vicent)
  - The Studia Philonica Annual 18 (2006) (Michael Stone)
  - The Expository Times 117 (2006) 344 (Kevin Sullivan)
  -Mystical Politics (Rebecca Lesses)
  - Vigiliae Christianae 60 (2006) 247-248 (Johannes van Oort)
  - Neotestamentica 40 (2006) 213-215 (Jonathan A. Draper)
  - Scrinium II (2006) 370-406 (Basil Lourie)
  - Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift 61 (2007) 69-70 (Pieter van der Horst)
  - Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 30 (2006) 183-184 (Lester Grabbe)
  - Journal of Biblical Literature 125.3 (2006) 587-592 (James E. Harding)
  - Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 6 (2006) (Eva Mroczek)
  - Recherches de Science Religieuse 95 (2007) 597-598 (Katell Berthelot)

• From Apocalypticism to Merkabah Mysticism: Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 114; Leiden: Brill, 2007), pp. xii+481. $207.00. ISBN 90-04-15439-6.
  

  To view the table of contents, clickhere.
  Reviews:
  - Journal of Jewish Studies 59.1 (2008) 140-143 (Michael Stone)
  - Journal of Theological Studies (2008) (Christopher Rowland)
  - Journal for the Study of Judaism 39 (2008) 88-145 (Kevin Sullivan)

• Selected Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha (Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha, 23; Leiden: Brill, 2009), ISBN 978-90-04-17879-3.
  
• Divine Manifestations in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha (Orientalia Judaica Christiana, 2; Gorgias Press, 2009) $110. ISBN 978-1-60724-407-3.

• Dark Mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology (New York: SUNY Press, 2011) $75.00. ISBN: 978-1-4384-3951-8.

• "Потаенные Книги": Иудейская Мистика в Славянских Апокрифах (Флавиана; Москва-Иерусалим: Гешарим, 2011) [Concealed Writings: Jewish Mysticism in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha (Flaviana; Moscow: Gesharim, 2011) in Russian], 318. ISBN 978-5-93273-340-3.

• Heavenly Priesthood in the Apocalypse of Abraham (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013) �55.00. ISBN 978-1107039070.

• Воскрешение Ветхого Адама: Вознесение, преображение и обожение праведника в ранней иудейской мистике (Москва: РГГУ, 2014) [Resurrection of the Fallen Adam: Ascension, Transfiguration, and Deification of the Righteous in Early Jewish Mysticism (Moscow: RSUH, 2014) in Russian] ISBN 978-5-98604-435-4.

• Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism (Albany: SUNY Press, 2015) $95.00. ISBN 978-1-4384-5583-9.

• Воскрешение Ветхого Адама: Вознесение, Преображение и обожение праведника в ранней иудейской мистике. Второе исправленное и дополненное издание (Символ 66; Москва: Институт Св. Фомы, 2015) [Resurrection of the Fallen Adam: Ascension, Transfiguration, and Deification of the Righteous in Early Jewish Mysticism. Second Revised and Expanded Edition (Symbol 66; Moscow: St. Thomas Institute, 2015) in Russian] ISSN 0222�1292.

• The Atoning Dyad: The Two Goats of Yom Kippur in the Apocalypse of Abraham (Studia Judaeoslavica, 8; Leiden: Brill, 2016) �93,00. ISBN 13-9789004308213.

• Подобие Небес: Азазель, Сатанаил и Левиафан в иудейской апокалиптике (Чейсовская Коллекция; Москва: Книжники. 2016) ISBN 978-5-9953-0486-9.

• The Greatest Mirror: Heavenly Counterparts in the Jewish Pseudepigrapha (Albany: SUNY, 2017), ISBN 978-1-4384-6691-0.

• Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism (TSAJ; Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2017), ISBN 978-3-16-155448-3.

• Зеркала Всевышнего: Небесный двойник человека в иудейской апокалиптике (СПб.: Издательство Олега Абышко, 2018), ISBN 978-5-6040487-0-2.

• The Glory of the Invisible God: Two Powers in Heaven Traditions and Early Christology (Jewish and Christian Texts in Context and Related Studies, 31; London: Bloomsbury, 2019), ISBN 978-0-5676-9223-8.

• Ветхозаветные псевдоэпиграфы в славянской традиции (Москва: Институт Святого Фомы, 2020), ISBN 978-5-6042300-8-4.

• Demons of Change: Antagonism and Apotheosis in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism (Albany: SUNY, 2020), ISBN 978-1-4384-8089-3.

• Yetzer Anthropologies in the Apocalypse of Abraham (WUNT 1.438; T�bingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020), ISBN 978-3-16-159458-8.

• Слава Бога Невидимого: Предания о двух владычествах на небесах и ранняя христология (St. Petersburg: Oleg Abyshko's Publishing House, 2021) ISBN 978-5-6045573-2-7

Edited Volumes:

• The Theophaneia School: Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism (Scrinium III; eds. B. Lourie and A. Orlov; St. Petersburg: Byzantinorossica, 2007), pp. xl+499, ISBN 978-5-88483-063-9.

• The Theophaneia School: Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism (Scrinium III; eds. B. Lourie and A. Orlov; Gorgias Press, 2009 [reprint]), pp. xl+499, $144.00, ISBN 978-1-60724-083-9.

• L�eglise des deux Alliances: Memorial Annie Jaubert (1912�1980) (Orientalia Judaica Christiana, 1; eds. Basil Lourie, Andrei Orlov, Madeleine Petit, Gorgias Press, 2009), pp. xiii+ 239, $ 108.00, ISBN 978-1-59333-083-5

• Symbola Caelestis: Le symbolisme liturgique et paraliturgique dans le monde chr�tien (Scrinium V; eds. Andrei Orlov and Basil Lourie, Gorgias Press, 2009), pp. xiii+511, $142.16, ISBN 978-1-60724-665-7.

• With Letters of Light: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Early Jewish Apocalypticism, Magic and Mysticism (Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, 2 ; eds. Daphna Arbel and Andrei Orlov, De Gruyter, 2010), $201.00, ISBN 978-3-11-022201-2.

• _New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only (_eds. A. Orlov, G. Boccaccini, J. Zurawski; Studia Judaeoslavica, 4; Leiden: Brill, 2012), ISBN 978-9-00-423013-2.

* Ars Christiana: In Memoriam Michail F. Murianov (21.XI.1928 - 6.VI.1995). Part I (Scrinium VII; eds. Roman Krivko, Basil Lourie and Andrei Orlov, Gorgias Press, 2012), pp. 359. ISBN 978-1-4632-0186-9.

* Ars Christiana: In Memoriam Michail F. Murianov (21.XI.1928 - 6.VI.1995). Part II (Scrinium VIII; eds. Roman Krivko, Basil Lourie and Andrei Orlov, Gorgias Press, 2012), pp. 379, ISBN 978-1-4632-0187-6.

* Divine Mediators: Jewish Roots of Early Christology (Небесные Посредники: Иудейские Корни Ранней Христологии) (eds. T. Garcia-Huidobro and A. Orlov; Moscow: St. Thomas Institute, 2016), ISBN 978-5-9907661-2-9.

* Heavenly Temple in Early Judaism and Christianity (Небесный храм в раннем иудаизме и христианстве) (eds. T. Garcia-Huidobro and A. Orlov; Moscow: St. Thomas Institute, 2018), ISBN 978-5-9907661-1-2.

* Традиции Преображающего Видения в Иудаизме и Христианстве (Москва: Институт Святого Фомы, 2020), ISBN 978-5-6042300-6-0.

* Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism: Studies in Honor of Alexander Golitzin (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 160; Leiden: Brill, 2020), ISBN 978-90-04-42952-9.

* Revelation and Leadership in the Kingdom of God: Studies in Honor of Ian A. Fair (Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2020), ISBN: 978-1-4632-4186-5.

* Del s�ptimo cielo al coraz�n del hombre: Internalizaci�n de la experiencia religiosa en el cristianismo primitivo (eds. T. Garc�a-Huidobro Rivas and A. Orlov; Asociaci�n B�blica Espa�ola Subcolecci�n: Monograf�as b�blicas, 74; Estella: Verbo Divino, 2020), [in Spanish], ISBN 978-84-9073-556-5.

* Предания о двух владычествах на небесах и ранняя христология (eds. T. Garcia-Huidobro, S.J. and A. A. Orlov; St. Petersburg: Abyshko Publishing House, 2021), [in Russian], ISBN 978-5-6043895-9-1.

Articles:

• "Titles of Enoch-Metatron in 2 Enoch," Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 18 (1998) 71-86.
• "Melchizedek Legend of 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Journal for the Study of Judaism 31 (2000) 23-38.
• "The Origin of the Name 'Metatron' and the Text of 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch," Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 21 (2000) 19-26.
• "Secrets of Creation in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Henoch 22 (2000) 45-62.
• "'Noah's Younger Brother': The Anti-Noachic Polemics in 2 Enoch," Henoch 22 (2000) 207-221.
• "Ex 33 on God's Face: A Lesson from the Enochic Tradition," Seminar Papers 39, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2000 (Atlanta: Scholars, 2000) 130-47.
• "'Two Tablets' Traditions from the Book of Giants to Palaea Historica," Journal for the Study of Judaism 32 (2001) 137-158.
• "Paradigms of the Transformational Vision in the Macarian Homilies," Vigiliae Christianae 55 (2001) 281-298 (with A. Golitzin)
• "The Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary in the Slavonic Ladder of Jacob," in: Evans, Craig A. (ed.), Of Scribes and Sages (Studies in Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity, 10; Library of Second Temple Studies, 51; London; New York: T &T Clark, 2004) 59 - 76.
• "Vested with Adam's Glory: Moses as the Luminous Counterpart of Adam in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Macarian Homilies" in: "M�morial Annie Jaubert (1912�1980)," Xristianskij Vostok 4.10 (2002) 740-755.
• "The Flooded Arboretums: The Garden Traditions in the Slavonic Version of 3 Baruch and in the Book of Giants" _Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65 (_2003) 184-201.
• "On the Polemical Nature of 2 (Slavonic) Enoch: A Reply to C. Bottrich," Journal for the Study of Judaism 34 (2003) 274-303.
• "Celestial Choirmaster: The Liturgical Role of Enoch-Metatron in 2 Enoch and Merkabah Tradition," Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 14.1 (2004) 3-29.
• "Noah's Younger Brother Revisited: Anti-Noachic Polemics and the Date of 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Henoch 26 (2004) 172-187.
• "'Without Measure and Without Analogy:' Shiur Qomah Traditions in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Journal of Jewish Studies 56 (2005) 224-244.
• ��The Learned Savant Who Guards the Secrets of the Great Gods�: Evolution of the Roles and Titles of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in Mesopotamian and Enochic Traditions: Part I: Mesopotamian Traditions,� Scrinium I. Varia Aethiopica. In Memory of Sevir B. Chernetsov (1943-2005) (eds. B. Lourie et al.; St. Peterburg, 2005) 248-264.
• ��The Learned Savant Who Guards the Secrets of the Great Gods�: Evolution of the Roles and Titles of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in Mesopotamian and Enochic Traditions: Part II: Enochic Traditions,�Scrinium II. Universum Hagiographicum. Memorial R.P. Michel van Esbroeck, S.J. (1934-2003) (ed. B. Lourie; St. Peterburg, 2006) 165-213.
• "Resurrection of Adam's Body: The Redeeming Role of Enoch-Metatron in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," From Apocalypticism to Merkabah Mysticism: Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha (JSJSup., 114; Leiden: Brill, 2006) 231-236 .
• "God's Face in the Enochic Tradition," Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism (ed. A. De Conick; Symposium Series, 11; Atlanta: SBL/Leiden: Brill, 2006) 179-193.
• "Лицо как небесный двойник мистика в славянской 'Лествице Иакова,'" Волшебная Гора 11 (2006) 78-99.
• �The Heirs of the Enochic Lore: �Men of Faith� in 2 Enoch 35:2 and Sefer Hekhalot 48D:10,� in: Old Testament Apocrypha in the Slavonic Tradition: Continuity and Diversity. (ed. L. DiTommaso and C. B�ttrich, 2007) (forthcoming).
• "The Heir of Righteousness and the King of Righteousness: The Priestly Noachic Polemics in 2 Enoch and the Epistle to the Hebrews," Journal of Theological Studies 58.1 (2007) 45-65.
• "Moses' Heavenly Counterpart in the Book of Jubilees and the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian," Biblica 88 (2007) 153-173.
• "Roles and Titles of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in the Book of the Similitudes: A Departure from the Traditional Pattern?" Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man: Revisiting the Book of Parables (ed. G. Boccaccini; Crand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007) 110-136.
• "Praxis of the Voice: The Divine Name Traditions in the Apocalypse of Abraham," Journal of Biblical Literature 127.1 (2008) 53-70.
• "'The Gods of My Father Terah�: Abraham the Iconoclast and the Polemics with the Divine Body Traditions in the Apocalypse of Abraham," Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 18.1 (2008) 33-53.
• �The Pillar of the World: The Eschatological Role of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch,� Henoch 30.1 (2008) 119-135.
• �In the Mirror of the Divine Face: The Enochic Features of the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian,� The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity (eds. G. Brooks, H. Najman, L. Stuckenbruck; Themes in Biblical Narrative, 13; Leiden: Brill, 2008) 183-199.
• "The Pteromorphic Angelology of the Apocalypse of Abraham," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 72 (2009) 830-842.
• �Arboreal Metaphors and Polemics with the Divine Body Traditions in the Apocalypse of Abraham,� Harvard Theological Review 102 (2009) 439-451.
• Entries: "Melchizedek," "Enoch," "Metatron," "2 Enoch," and "Slavonic Pseudepigrapha," for The Dictionary of Early Judaism (eds. J. J. Collins and D. Harlow; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007) (forthcoming).

Book Reviews:

• Review of Alexander Kulik's Retroverting Slavonic Pseudepigrapha: Toward the Original of the Apocalypse of Abraham (Text-Critical Studies, 3; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2004) in: Review of Biblical Literature, May, 2005.
• Review of Hindy Najman's Seconding Sinai: The Development of Mosaic Discourse in Second Temple Judaism(SJSJ, 77; Leiden: Brill, 2003) in: The Studia Philonica Annual 18 _(_2006).
• Review of Enoch and Qumran Origins: New Light on a Forgotten Connection(ed. G. Boccaccini; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005) in:Dead Sea Discoveries 14.2 (2006).

Internet Publications:

• Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism, originator, designer, webmaster. Launched April 2002. Original contents include collection of scholarly articles and extensive bibliographies.
• The Slavonic Pseudepigrapha Project, originator, designer, webmaster. Launched December 2006. Original contents include collection of scholarly articles and extensive bibliographies.
• Resources on 2 Enoch, originator, designer, webmaster. Original contents include collection of scholarly articles and extensive bibliographies.
• Resources on the Apocalypse of Abraham, originator, designer, webmaster. Original contents include collection of scholarly articles and extensive bibliographies.

Membership and Service in Learned Societies

Membership:

• Society of Biblical Literature
• Catholic Biblical Association of America
• Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
• The Enoch Seminar

Service:

• Organizer and Chair of the Fifth Enoch Seminar: �Enoch, Adam, Melchisedek: Mediatorial Figures in 2 Enoch and Second Temple Judaism� (Naples, Italy 2009)
• Member of Steering Committee, Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group, Society of Biblical Literature
• Member of Steering Committee, Noncanonical Writings in Early Judaism and Christianity Section, Society of Biblical Literature
• Member of Steering Committee, New Testament Mysticism Project Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature

Service in Scholarly Journals

• Henoch: Journal of Studies in Judaism and Christianity from Second Temple to Late Antiquity (Member of Advisory Board)
• Scrinium: Revue de patrologie, d�hagiographie critique et d�histoire eccl�siastique (Member of Editorial Board)

Papers Read at Professional Meetings

• Paper: "Titles of Enoch-Metatron in 2 Enoch," Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 24, 1996.
• Paper: "Ex 33 on God's Face: A Lesson from the Enochic Tradition," Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Nashville, November 20, 2000.
• Paper: "'Noah's Younger Brother': Anti-Noahic Polemics in 2 Enoch," Pseudepigrapha Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Nashville, November 21, 2000.
• Paper: "Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary in the Slavonic Ladder of Jacob," Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Denver, November 2001.
• Paper: "From Patriarch to the "Youth": Angelic Veneration of Enoch and His Title "Youth" in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Pseudepigrapha Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Toronto, November 2002.
• Paper: "Resurrection of Adam's Body: The Redeeming Role of Enoch-Metatron in 2 Enoch 46 and Sefer Hekhalot 48C," Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Atlanta, November 24, 2003.
• Paper: "The Heirs of the Enochic Lore: 'Men of Faith' in 2 Enoch 35:2 and Sefer Hekhalot 46D:10," Pseudepigrapha Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Antonio, November 2004.
• Paper: �Roles and Titles of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in the Book of the Similitudes: A Departure from the Traditional Pattern?� Third Enoch Seminar, Monastero di Camaldoli, Italy, June 7, 2005.
• Paper: ��You See the Extent of My Body�: The Shiur Qomah Tradition in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch,� Pseudepigrapha Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November 20, 2005.
• Paper: " "The Heir of Righteousness and the King of Righteousness: The Priestly Noachic Polemics in 2 Enoch and the Epistle to the Hebrews," The St. Andrews Conference on Hebrews & Theology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, July 18-22, 2006.
• Paper: "The Metatron Tradition in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," The VIIIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies, Moscow, Russia, July 23-27, 2006.
• Paper: "In the Mirror of the Divine Face: The Enochic Features of the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian" The Durham University Conference "Giving Torah at Sinai," Durham, England, July 4-6, 2007.
• Paper: "Moses' Heavenly Counterpart in the Book of Jubilees and the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian," The Fourth Enoch Seminar, Monastero di Camaldoli, Italy, July 8, 2007.
• Paper: "Apocalyptic Imagery in the Gospel of John 1:51," New Testament Mysticism Project Seminar, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington, November 17, 2007.
• Paper: "Enoch and the Anthropos: Restoration of the Glory of Adam in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch," Philo of Alexandria Group, American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington, November 18, 2007.

Angels and Demons

• Metatron as the Deity: Lesser YHWH
• Metatron as the Expert in Secrets
• Metatron as the Prince of the World
• Metatron as the Prince of the Presence
• Metatron as the Scribe
• Metatron as the Mediator
• Metatron as the Heavenly Priest and Celestial Choirmaster
• The Name of Metatron
• Metatron as the Youth
• Metatron as the Prince of the Torah
• Metatron as the Measure of the Divine Body
• Azazel as the Celestial Scapegoat
• The Inheritance of Azazel
• The Theophany of Azazel
• The Kavod of Azazel
• Yahoel and Azazel
• Uriel-Sariel-Phanuel
• Angel Yahoel: The Singer of the Eternal One
• The Glorified Jacob-Israel
• Moses as an Angel of Presence
• Abraham as the Goat for YHWH
• Abraham as a Heavenly High Priest