Angel Veneration and Christology: A Study in Early Judaism and in the Christology of the Apocalypse of John

In what ways did developing attitudes toward angelic figures in early Jewish circles contribute to christological thought in Early Christianity? Given a recently revived interest in mediator figures from Greco-Roman antiquity, the author explores this question by focusing on the interrelated issues of angel veneration and monotheistic belief.
The study is primarily based on traditio-historical analyses of New Testament texts (Galatians 3-4; Colossians 2; Hebrews 1-2; Revelation) and of early Jewish and Jewish-Christian epigraphic, apocalyptic, and merkabah-related materials.
The author argues that those who either assert or deny the existence of 'angel worship'in Early Judaism are often predisposed by a theological concern to establish a continuity or discontinuity between the worship of Christ by Christians and their religious-historical environment.