{"product_id":"the-interpreting-angel-motif-in-david-p-melvin-9781451465600","title":"The Interpreting Angel Motif in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelvin traces the emergence and development of the motif of angelic interpretation of visions from late prophetic literature (Ezekiel 4048; Zechariah 16) into early apocalyptic literature (1 Enoch 1736; 7282; Daniel 78). Examining how the historical and socio-political context of exilic and post-exilic Judaism and the broader religious and cultural environment shaped Jewish angelology in general, Melvin concludes that the motif of the interpreting angel served a particular function. Building upon the work of Susan Niditch, Melvin concludes that the interpreting angel motif served a polemical function in repudiating divination as a means of predicting the future, while at the same time elevating the authority of the visionary revelation. The literary effect is to reimagine God as an imperial monarch who rules and communicates through intermediariesa reimagination that profoundly influenced subsequent Jewish and Christian tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David P. Melvin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451465602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451465600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Augsburg Fortress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.05w x 0.55d","brand":"David P. Melvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066316157183,"sku":"9781451465600","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0898984-216b-4bbc-afc0-3c77ad5c5014.jpg?v=1685406568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-interpreting-angel-motif-in-david-p-melvin-9781451465600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}