Angels, Part 2: Census Information. Please Specify Cherub, Seraph, or Other.

Best guess: there are strong similarities between Jewish / Christian angelology / demonology and that of Zoroastrianism, and it’s very often thought that contact with Persian religion before the birth of Christ left this particular imprint on Judaism.

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Angels, Part 1: Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night...

An Ancient God Riding Past the Tree of Life on a CherubI've gotten a few notes in the last two days asking about angels.  No idea why they suddenly are cropping up like this, but I'm going to do a series of two or three posts on them, I think, addressing specific questions.

In the next few days I'll write a bit about angels, Lucifer, Satan, and the idea of "fallen angels."

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