Interpreting Angel Motif in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature by Melvin David P

Author:Melvin, David P. [David P. Melvin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4514-6966-0
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Niditch sees in Zechariah 1–6 a middle stage in the development of the symbolic vision motif in biblical literature, in which the seer requests interpretation of his visions from an angelic mediator (rather than Yahweh) and in which the visions have become more “mythologized” than in preexilic texts (Susan Niditch, The Symbolic Vision in Biblical Tradition [HSM 30; Chico, CA: Scholars, 1980], 10–11). Likewise, Zechariah 1–6 marks a midpoint in the development of the interpreting angel motif, which began in Ezekiel 40–48 and reaches its fully developed form in apocalyptic literature (e.g., 1 Enoch; Daniel 7–8). Although closely related, the interpreting angel motif and the symbolic vision motif have different tradition histories. This is evident from the fact that, as Niditch points out, Ezekiel’s visions are not symbolic (The Symbolic Vision, 8). The two motifs become intertwined in Zechariah 1–6 and largely remain so in the later apocalyptic tradition.↵

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