In the His Dark Materials novel cycle an angel named Metatron has seized power over the kingdom of heaven. However, this is not just a fantasy gimmick but has solid roots in Jewish mythology. So what is the story of Metatron, the most enigmatic and powerful archangel of them all?
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Sources and insights:
Albertz R., A History of Israelite Religion, Volume I: From the Beginnings to the End of the Monarchy, 1994
Barker M., The Great Angel: A Study of Israel's Second God, 1992
Dever W. G., Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From, 2003
Gnuse R. K., No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel, 1997
Hess R. S., "Yahweh's "Wife" and Belief in One God in the Old Testament, 2012
Pakkala J., The Origins of Yahwism from the Perspective of Deuteronomism, 2017
Stroumsa G., The Idea of ​​Semitic Monotheism: The Rise and Fall of a Scholarly Myth, 2021
Video clips: His Dark Materials Season 3
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Chapters:
00:00 Metatron in "His Dark Materials"
00:50 Etymology of the name
04:06 In the Talmud and the Third Book of Enoch
08:55 Two Authorities in the Heavens
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