THE INTERPRETING ANGEL MOTIF IN PROPHETIC AND APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE DAVID P. MELVIN Fortress Press Minneapolis THE INTERPRETING ANGEL MOTIF IN PROPHETIC AND APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE Copyright © 2013 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Cover design: Alisha Lofgren Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available Print ISBN: 978-1-4514-6560-0 eBook ISBN: 978-1-4514-6966-0 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. This book was produced using PressBooks.com. To Kendra, my interpreting angel Contents Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Timeline 1. Introduction 2. A Mysterious Man The Interpreting Angel in Ezekiel 40–48 3. The Angel Who Spoke With Me The Interpreting Angel in Zechariah 1–6 4. Angelic Bystanders and a Man Named Gabriel Interpreting Angels in The Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72–82), The Book of Watchers (1 Enoch 17–36), and Daniel 7–8 5. Conclusion Bibliography Index of Names Index of Biblical References
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