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Ishmael to heaven and a transcription of the revelations he receives there. Of special interest for our study is the archangel Metatron, the angelic guide and mediator to R. Ishmael. The oldest section of 3 Enoch is probably chs. 2; cp. 5; cp. 2 it is revealed to R. Ishmael that Metatron is none other than Enoch himself! 2). 3). However, the theological implications of such exaltation to the heavenly realms of a human being, even one as privileged and righteous as Enoch, still present a trouble-spot if ch.
Having accomplished this we shall be in a position to appreciate how the question of the relationship of the respective roles of God and the Messiah is handled within them. These five main documents we shall be considering easily divide up into two distinct categories: Those from the first and second centuries BCE and those from the first century CE. We shall proceed by examining each of these works in chronological order before moving on to consider some additional possibilities, including the sectarian materials from Qumran.
6-10 and to him are 1. 3-5). 79 We may detect here a hint of a polemic designed to protect the transcendent nature of God, especially with respect to his initiative in final judgment. Is there any other evidence of such ideas involving the exaltation of Enoch which might be worth considering? 80 But this is so brief that it is of little value and adds nothing of significance beyond that material contained in 2 Enoch itself. 2 This complex work, sometimes known as the Hebrew Apocalypse of Enoch, is basically an account of the ascension of R.