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Re: Preserving the Names of the Angels
On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Robert D Storch wrote:
> J. War*) What exactly does J. mean here? Why an oath to preserve the *names* of
> the angels?
>
> Do those DSS materials firmly attibuted to the group associated with
> Qumran--whether or not they were "Essenes"--in fact display a preoccupation with
> angels and their names?
The book of Enoch (which is included in the collection but probably
earlier) shows specific interest in the names of the angels (see chapters
6-12, for example). What to make of that in light of Josephus' remark,
however, I am not at this point sure.
David Suter
Saint Martin's College