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RE: orion RE: good angels



What I had in mind is the possibility that the writer has been influenced by
Agatha Daemon in the Greek tradition.

You should also note 2 Macc. 3:25-26 as an indication of what the writer has
in mind.

David Suter
Saint Martin's College

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> From: 	dsuter@crc.stmartin.edu[SMTP:dsuter@crc.stmartin.edu]
> Reply To: 	orion@mscc.huji.ac.il
> Sent: 	Tuesday, November 10, 1998 11:53 PM
> To: 	orion@mscc.huji.ac.il
> Subject: 	Re: orion RE: good angels
> 
> One obvious response is the story of the descent of the Watchers in 1 
> Enoch; however, I'm not sure that's the explanation since the 
> language doesn't precisely match up.  Perhaps one should look to the 
> Hellenistic world for the explanation (more on that later).
> 
> David Suter
> Saint Martin's College
> 
> > From:          Schwarz Daniel <DSchwarz@h2.hum.huji.ac.il>
> > To:            "'orion@mscc.huji.ac.il'" <orion@mscc.huji.ac.il>
> > Subject:       orion RE: good angels
> > Date:          Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:35:26 -0000
> > Reply-to:      orion@mscc.huji.ac.il
> 
> > II Maccabees, in the only two passages at which it mentions angels as
> > such (aggeloi), specifies "good angels".  Namely, at II Macc 11:6 the
> > Jews pray that God will send an agathos aggelos to save Israel, and at
> > 15:22-23 reference is first made to the angel God sent to save Hezekiah,
> > then a prayer is offered that God will now too send an aggelos agathos.
> > 
> > 
> > Question:  It seems to me superfluous to have to point out to God, that
> > we want Him to send a good angel; why isn't "angel" enough?  Does this
> > bother anyone else?  Know of parallels or explanation?
> > 
> >  Thank you,
> > 
> > Danny Schwartz
> > 	Hebrew University 
> > 
>