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The tongues of angels : the concept of angelic languages in classical Jewish and Christian texts / John C. Poirier.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; ; 287.Publication details: T�ubingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2010.Description: x, 224 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783161505690 (pbk.)
  • 3161505697 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 235.3014 23
LOC classification:
  • BL477 .P657 2010
Contents:
Introduction -- Hebrew as the language of the angels -- Hebrew-speaking angels and linguistic ideology in Tannaitic tradition -- The esoteric heavenly language : fairly certain cases -- The esoteric heavenly language continued : less certain cases -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Two additional solutions for 'the speech of palm trees' (b. B.Bat. 134a //b. Sukkah 28a) -- A: The 'Palmgeister' in T.-S. K 1.56 and 1.147 -- B: Palm trees as neoplatonic heliotropes -- Appendix 2: A partial reponse to Christopher Forbes on the nature of New Testament glossolalia.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-202) and index.

Introduction -- Hebrew as the language of the angels -- Hebrew-speaking angels and linguistic ideology in Tannaitic tradition -- The esoteric heavenly language : fairly certain cases -- The esoteric heavenly language continued : less certain cases -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Two additional solutions for 'the speech of palm trees' (b. B.Bat. 134a //b. Sukkah 28a) -- A: The 'Palmgeister' in T.-S. K 1.56 and 1.147 -- B: Palm trees as neoplatonic heliotropes -- Appendix 2: A partial reponse to Christopher Forbes on the nature of New Testament glossolalia.

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