The tongues of angels :

Poirier, John C., 1963-

The tongues of angels : the concept of angelic languages in classical Jewish and Christian texts / John C. Poirier. - T�ubingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2010. - x, 224 p. ; 24 cm. - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 287. . - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 287. .

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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Angels--Language.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Angels--Judaism.

BL477 / .P657 2010

235.3014