| 释义 |
Metatron|məˈtætrən|
[Etym. uncertain.]
In Jewish theology, a supreme angelic being, usually identified with either Michael or Enoch.
1865C. D. Ginsburg Kabbalah 27 The Kabbalistic description of Metatron is taken from the Jewish angelology of a much older date than this theosophy... Metatron..is the Presence Angel..the visible manifestation of the deity. 1904Jewish Encycl. VIII. 519 Meṭaṭron,..name of an angel found only in Jewish literature... Meṭaṭron combines various traits derived from different systems of thought. 1914Encycl. Relig. & Ethics VII. 625/1 This mediator is usually known as Meṭaṭron... Meṭaṭron appears in a praiseworthy capacity in his relations with Moses... Michael and Meṭaṭron are sometimes interchanged. 1941G. G. Scholem Major Trends Jewish Mysticism ii. 66 The Metatron mysticism which revolves round the person of Enoch..who..was raised..to the rank of first of the angels. 1959D. D. Runes Conc. Dict. Judaism 168/2 Metatron, the highest angel, identified with the archangel Michael, or with Enoch who was transformed into a heavenly being; a mystic figure. 1967D. T. Kauffman Dict. Relig. Terms 310 Metatron, in Jewish belief, a supreme angelic being. |