Full title
The Origin of the Name 'Metatron' and the Text of 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch
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Research notes
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Reference type
Year
2000
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
Volume
21
Pages
19-26
Work type
Alternative title
JSP
Original Publication
Andrei A. Orlov, ed. From Apocalypticism to Merkabah Mysticism: Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha . Leiden: Brill, 2007, 223-229.
Label
2000
Abstract
Discusses the origin of the name 'Metatron' and the text of 2 Slavonic Apocalypse of Enoch. Connections of 2 Enoch with Merkabah mysticism; Origin of another image of Enoch distinct from early Enoch literature; Role of Metatron as the governing power over the nations, kingdoms and rulers on earth.