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Folk-Etymology, and its Influence on Metatron Traditions
- Author(s):
- Michael Miller (see profile)
- Date:
- 2013
- Group(s):
- Ancient Jew Review, Religious Studies
- Subject(s):
- Apocalyptic literature, Jewish literature, Mysticism--Judaism, Religion, Civilization, Classical, History, Ancient
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Jewish apocalyptic literature, Jewish mysticism, Religions of late Antiquity, Talmud, Midrash, and Rabbinics
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6XK24
- Abstract:
- This paper takes a new approach to the contentious area of the etymology of Metatron, applying the lessons learnt from biblical folk-etymologies which have been shown to actively influence the writing of narratives. In the first section one such possible folk-etymology is proposed, based around the sequence TTR as a Divine Name in Metatron, along with some suggestions of how this could have influenced the narratives around the angel, and how this could have become part of the perceived nature of the angel. In the second section, texts from the Hekhalot literature are analysed to show that similar angelic etymologies which integrate a Divine Name into the angel’s name are commonplace during this period.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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