An Extraordinary Gathering of Angels

Inbunden bok. MQP. 432.

Mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslag i mycket gott skick. An Extraordinary Gathering of Angels" is a lavishy illustrated study of angels as they feature in the Jewish and Christian traditions. Author Margaret Barker takes the reader on an enchanted journey through the realms of divine beings making their complex cosmology accessible to all readers with mini essays and detailed picture captions.
Barker is a scholar who has studied Biblical and extra-Biblical works from Christianity and Judaism and seems to have a good handle on the changing world views of these groups. In this book she has done an excellent job of classifying the many types of angels and explaining their roles and how they have fit into our views throughout history. The points are made by many illustrations of works by artists over the last 1500 years. This is mainly a picture book with captions, interviews and short essays. The artwork consists of high quality reproductions. There are 13 chapters consisting of topics such as the Ranks of Angels, Archangels, the Holy Wisdom, The Fallen Angels, the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, the Lost Bible, and Angels as Guardians. Each chapter begins with a short essay explaining the topic and cross referencing her sources. Some chapters will have more than one essay. Many illustrations follow with captions emphasizing a point and there is usually a quote from one of the sources. Some chapters end with an interview from a leader or scholar from a religious tradition that explains their views of the role angels play in their belief. I enjoyed the book very much and the artwork she selected was very good and did an excellent job of illustrating how artists through the ages envisioned angels and the roles they play in our lives. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the topic of angels