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.
9783161505690 (pbk.) 3161505697 (pbk.)
Angels--Language.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Angels--Judaism.
BL477 / .P657 2010
235.3014
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.
9783161505690 (pbk.) 3161505697 (pbk.)
Angels--Language.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Language and languages--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Angels--Judaism.
BL477 / .P657 2010
235.3014