Dear Jeff,

1 Sam 25:42 says that "Abigail went after the angels of David" and became his bride.  Since "angels" and "messengers" are the same word in Hebrew, the sense is ambiguous.  LXX has "servants" here.

Andrew Fincke

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From: "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:23 pm

Subject: [Megillot] Jesus and angels

> I'm in the middle of writing a piece on Jesus and angels and it
> suddenlystruck me that I know little about the first century
> Jewish concept(s)
> of the origin(s) of angels.
>
> I would assume that this is something alluded to or stated in the
> Pseudepigrapha, the DSS, and/or in Rabbinic literature. But if so,
> where?
>
> Help on this will be much appreciated.
>
> Yours,
>
> Jeffrey
>
>
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