![]() ![]() The notion of angels was first introduced in the Zoroastrianism faith. Such differentiation has been taken over by later vernacular translations of the Bible, early Christian and Jewish exegetes and eventually modern scholars. If the word refers to some supernatural being, the word angelus appears. In the Latin Vulgate, this meaning becomes bifurcated: when malʼākh or ángelos is supposed to denote a human messenger, words like nuntius or legatus are applied. The rendering of " ángelos" is the Septuagint's default translation of the Biblical Hebrew term malʼākh, denoting simply "messenger" without connoting its nature. Beekes, ángelos itself may be "an Oriental loan, like ἄγγαρος ( ángaros, 'Persian mounted courier')." Τhe word's earliest form is Mycenaean a-ke-ro, attested in Linear B syllabic script. ![]() ![]() Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος angelos (literally "messenger"). The word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel (with a hard g) and the Old French angele. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light. The Wounded Angel, Hugo Simberg, 1903, voted Finland's "national painting" in 2006Īngels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty, though this is not always the case-sometimes, they can be portrayed in a frightening, inhuman manner. Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, such as guardian angels, and servants of God. In various theistic religious traditions, an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.Ībrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (Creator of all) (or Heaven) and humanity. Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, by Gustave Doré in 1855 Schutzengel (English: "Guardian Angel") by Bernhard Plockhorst depicts a guardian angel watching over two children. The Archangel Michael wears a Roman military cloak and cuirass in this 17th-century depiction by Guido Reni. ![]()
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