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On my right Michael, on my left Gabriel : angels in ancient Jewish culture /
"Angelic beings can be found throughout the Hebrew Bible, and, by late antiquity, the archangels Michael and Gabriel were as familiar as the patriarchs and matriarchs; guardian angels were as present as one's shadow; and praise of the seraphim was as sacred as the Shema prayer. Mika Ahuvia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : angelic greetings or Shalom Aleichem
- At home with the angels : Babylonian ritual sources
- Out and about with the angels : Palestinian ritual sources
- No angels? early rabbinic sources
- In the image of God, not angels : rabbinic sources
- In the image of the angels : liturgical sources
- Israel among the angels : Late rabbinic sources
- Jewish mystics and the angelic realms : early mystical sources
- Conclusion : angels in Judaism and the religions of late antiquity
- Appendix A : table
- Appendix B : description of table.