  metatron (hebrew ××××¨××) or mattatron (a differentiation of metatron"gemaá¹¬ria: metatron". jewish encyclopedia) is an archangel in judaism and in christian folklore. according to jewish medieval apocrypha, he is enoch, ancestor of noah, transformed into an angel. there are no references to metatron as an angel in the jewish or christian scriptures; however, genesis 5:24 is often cited as evidence of enoch's bodily ascension into heaven â"and enoch walked with god: and he was not; for god took him." although he is mentioned in a few brief passages in the talmud, metatron appears primarily in jewish mystical texts and other post-scriptural esoteric sources, such as the books of enoch: 1 enoch: book of parables, 2 enoch, and 3 enoch. in rabbinic tradition, he is the highest of the angels and serves as the celestial scribe."metatron". britannica online encyclopedia. ==origins== the book of parables presents two figures: the son of man and enoch. at first these two characters seem to be separate entities. enoch views the son of man enthroned in heaven. later, however, they prove to be one and the same. many scholars believe that the final chapters in the book of parables are a later addition. others think they are not and that the son of man is enochâs heavenly double similarly to the prayer of joseph where jacob is depicted as an angel. the book of daniel displays two similar characters: the ancient of days and the one like a man. parts of the text in daniel are aramaic and may have been changed in translation. the septuagint reads that the son of man came as the ancient of days.{{cite book |url = http://books.google.com/books?id=yhfmea8gtu4c&pg=pa34&dq=merkabah+mysticism+metatron&hl=en&sa=x&ei=fl4wu67dnk78yaghj4habq&ved=0cc8q6aewaq#v=onepage&q=daniel%20&f=false | title = guardians of the gate: angelic vice-regency in the late antiquity |pages=45â47 |author= nathaniel deutsch | publisher =brill| yea
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