What really happened to Enoch when God "took him"? Who is the mysterious angel Metatron? And why did Rabbi Elisha ben Avuya become a heretic after seeing him in Heaven?
Find out in this class, where we also compare the three Books of Enoch, discuss Azazel and the Watchers, and uncover the true identity of the Biblical "Son of Man". Also: who was the teacher of Moses and how did Joseph know 70 languages?
For lots more on the Four Who Entered Pardes and a different interpretation of Elisha's vision of Metatron, see here: [ Ссылка ]
Please see also ‘Who is Metatron?’ here: [ Ссылка ]
For part one of the series on the Apocrypha, see here: [ Ссылка ]
For the class on the Watchers and the Book of Jubilees: [ Ссылка ]
Metatron & the Book of Enoch
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